MedCity News February 22, 2023
The current legal landscape makes access to medication abortion crucial in protecting as much access to reproductive healthcare as possible and in protecting healthcare providers’ abilities to do their jobs without fear of prosecution.
In June, the United States Supreme Court abandoned nearly 50 years of precedent and, for the first time in this nation’s history, eliminated a fundamental right: the right to choose. This decision, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overruled the landmark case, Roe v. Wade, and triggered changes in abortion laws around the country. Many states immediately eliminated access.
The Supreme Court’s decision also eliminated women’s ability to challenge state laws restricting or banning abortion care as violating their federal, constitutional rights. In states with...