Scholars explain how the Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion is likely to affect women’s health.
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The Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, issued a ruling that overturned decades of constitutional abortion rights for women in the US. Scholars explain the significance of the decision.
There are 13 states with so-called ‘trigger laws’ that aim to ban abortion now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. But what actually must happen for the laws to take effect?
The Supreme Court potentially overturning Roe v. Wade this spring will be only the first part of a complicated legal saga that will play out at the state level.
For women with a family history of serious genetic disorders, abortion is a critical option: a security feature that allows them to consider having children.
Abortions are more often self-induced by women with drugs and dangerous substances in Nigeria due to restrictive abortion laws.
A Supreme Court scholar explains the significance of the recent Supreme Court leaked draft opinion.
The reasons why people may seek out late-term abortions are complex and are often based on new medical information and delays caused by state policies.
Data privacy is an abstract issue for most people, even though virtually everyone is at risk. Now that abortion may become illegal in some states, digital surveillance could take an even darker turn.
In 1983, a constitutional referendum outlawed abortion in Ireland. In 2018, another referendum repealed the ban and legalized abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy. What happened?
Lawmakers in the US Senate are set to vote on a bill that would enshrine abortion into law. But is there a route to legislation?
Overturning this landmark US Supreme Court ruling would set back reproductive justice for women around the world.
25 states aren’t expected to ban abortion if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. But limits on abortion in these places, too, make it an uncertain refuge for people seeking abortions elsewhere.
We need more health workers and public hospitals to provide abortions, a common and essential health service.
The end of Roe v. Wade would dramatically impact reproductive rights in the US. It would also likely have symbolic consequences globally.
If the Supreme Court guts landmark rulings that established a constitutional right to abortion, the legal struggle will shift to statehouses and state courtrooms.
A draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito suggests that a majority of the court may overturn the landmark 1973 ruling that guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion in the US.
During the pandemic, health care providers began prescribing abortion pills without requiring in-person exams. This practice could help people access the care they need when abortion rights are in limbo.
Fiction can influence society in dramatic and effective ways.
As debates about abortion heat up in the U.S. once again, we need to pay attention to the hard-fought struggles over abortion in other nations where religion plays a key role in politics and public life.
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Professor of Law, University of Virginia
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Professor of Law, George Washington University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Social Work, University of Tennessee
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Professor of Law, Boston University
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Lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Sociology, University of California, San Francisco
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Associate Professor of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Professor of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, The Ohio State University
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law and research group leader in gender and sexuality, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash University
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Senior lecturer in law, Deputy Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash University
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Professor of Health Law and Professor of Law, Boston University
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