Slideshow: Two Years Post-Roe, Abortion Landscape Remains Uneven
Drug Topics June 24, 2024
On the second anniversary of the overturning of Roe v Wade, check out recent coverage on abortion and contraceptive access.
On this day 2 years ago, the Supreme Court convened to overturn Roe v Wade. The ruling in the case Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization eliminated the federal standard to allow abortions up to fetal viability and exacerbated a divide across the US.
Thirteen states had “trigger laws” ready that instantly banned abortion upon the decision.1 Since then, restrictions on the procedure have expanded to nearly 2 dozen states.
At the same time, ballot measures on abortion rights have favored access to abortion in every election since the Supreme Court’s decision.2 What’s more, protests in widespread support of the...