Here are some articles showing effects of the bomb-shell Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision. In Dobbs, the newly configured Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision, so they took away the national guarantee for women, girls and other pregnant individuals to decide for themselves whether or not to carry a pregnancy to term.
1. “6 months after overturning of Roe v. Wade, what abortion access looks like in America: Where and how people get abortion care has changed dramatically across the U.S.,” 12/22/22, https://abcnews.go.com/ABCNews/6-months-after-overturning-roe-wade-abortion-access/story?id=95430274
2. “We Are Not Prepared for the Coming Surge of Babies,” 12/16/22, https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/12/abortion-post-roe-rise-in-births-baby-care/672479/
“The post-Roe rise in births in the U.S. will be concentrated in some of the worst states for infant and maternal health. Plans to improve these outcomes are staggeringly thin.“
3. “Out-of-state patients spur abortion increase in North Carolina,” 11/1/22, https://ncpolicywatch.com/2022/11/01/out-of-state-patients-spur-abortion-increase-in-north-carolina/
4. “Will Abortion Remain Legal in North Carolina?” 10/28/22, https://www.womenadvancenc.org/2022/10/28/will-abortion-remain-legal-in-north-carolina/
5. “The State of Abortion in North Carolina: Thinking About Having an Abortion in NC?,” 10/27/22, https://www.womenadvancenc.org/2022/10/27/the-state-of-abortion-in-north-carolina-thinking-about-having-an-abortion-in-nc/
6. On Abortion and other issues with Professor Heather Cox Richardson, 10/19/22 “What has not been popular in the past year and a half, in fact, what has been quite unpopular, is the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. About 62% of Americans believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while only 8% believe it should be illegal in all cases, and 28% believe it should be illegal in most cases.” 10/19/22, https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-18-2022
7. “‘Heartbreaking’ stories go untold, doctors say, as employers ‘muzzle’ them in wake of abortion ruling,” 10/12/22, https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/12/health/abortion-doctors-talking/index.html
8. “Top N.C. senator prefers abortion limits after 1st trimester,” (House Speaker Tim Moore wants to ban them at 6 weeks) 8/24/22, https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2022/08/24/top-n-c–senator-prefers-abortion-limits-after-1st-trimester
9. Federal judge allows North Carolina’s 20-week abortion ban to be reinstated,” 8/17/22, https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/17/politics/north-carolina-20-week-abortion-ban/index.html
10. “Faculty Discuss Future of Women’s Reproductive Health at Duke Media Briefing,” 6/28/22, https://obgyn.duke.edu/news/faculty-discuss-future-womens-reproductive-health-duke-media-briefing
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