On the Anniversary, Taking Stock of Women's Health
Four years ago, the Supreme Court set women's health, not just abortion rights, back decades.
Today marks four years since the Supreme Court, in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, revoked the federal right to abortion, catapulting the nation into an era of state-sanctioned deprivation of bodily autonomy for American women.
In total, 41 states now restrict abortion, including 13 with a total ban. But Dobbs hasn’t had quite the desired effect. For the moment, the number of abortions in the United States has not plummeted — it has actually increased.
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