Abortion Stories Amicus Brief in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health
Brief filed at the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the Center's challenge to Mississippi's pre-viability abortion ban.
Amici are Advocates for Youth and We Testify, representing over 6,600 people who have had abortions.
This brief shares the stories of people who have relied on the right of abortion to define themselves, to control their bodies and lives, and to define their place in society. These stories reveal the varied nature of real-life abortion experiences, the myriad factors that inform abortion decisions, and the impact abortion access has had on individual’s lives, their families, and their futures. Over 6,600 people from all fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands who have had abortions signed their names in support of this brief.
Susman Godfrey LLP is pro bono counsel.
Buzzfeed News highlighted this brief on 09.20.21 in “These People Are Telling Their Abortion Stories As The Supreme Court Prepares To Hear Its Biggest Reproductive Rights Case In Decades.”
This brief was one of over 50 amicus briefs filed supporting this Supreme Court case, which challenges Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban. For more information on the case, go to Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
