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.
Even a burner phone paid for with cash can reveal your identity and where you’ve been. A data privacy expert explains.
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 In 2018, another referendum repealed the ban and legalized abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy.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?
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.
The end of Roe v. Wade would dramatically impact reproductive rights in the US. It would also likely have symbolic consequences globally.
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.
The Supreme Court is considering a case that could restrict abortions. One argument is that birth control eliminates the need for abortion. But contraception doesn’t offer an easy fix.
A Supreme Court decision in a case called Planned Parenthood v. Casey opened the door to state laws restricting availability of abortions.
The abortion rights debate has moved on from freedom to choose – it is now about having available options, a bioethicist writes.
The success of a referendum to relax Gibraltar’s strict abortion ban will mean safer access for many people.
Hundreds of Salvadoran women have been prosecuted for homicide for having abortions, miscarriages or stillbirths since 1997. Now an international court must decide: Is that legal?
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Associate Professor of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Senior Lecturer in US History, College of Human Sciences and Culture, Flinders University
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Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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