Uncertainty is a Given: Litigation Post-Roe
Since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case which overturned Roe v. Wade was decided, there’s been an abortion access crisis, an assault on legal precedent for abortion protections, and an opportunity to create a stronger and even more inclusive plan to reproductive autonomy than Roe ever provided. Amy Myrick, Senior Council at the Center for Reproductive Rights, sits down to talk with us about legal trends in federal and state courts in the past four years.
Currently, legal cases have been aimed towards medication abortion and telehealth (a lifeline after Dobbs). It is important to remember that legal attacks on abortion have broader implications, including for transgender health and rights (particularly for young people). Increasingly, anti-abortion actors have had to pivot to tactics that are often blatantly anti-democratic. In several states, ballot amendments have been taken to court.
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Litigation Since Roe Fell: Four Years of Chaos, Defending Against Attacks, and Building New Rights in the Courts
#WeCount Report from the Society of Family Planning
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Transcript
Jennie: Welcome to rePROs Fight Back, a podcast on all things related to sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice. [music intro]
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Access Center for Reproductive Right’s new report, Litigation Since Roe Fell: Four Years of Chaos, Defending Against Attacks, and Building New Rights in the Courts, here. You can also find the Society for Family Planning’s #WeCount report here.
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