Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Calls Attention to Potential Harms of Overturning Ruling
Ebony quoted Breana Lipscomb, the Center’s Senior Advisor for Maternal Health and Rights, on the harms Black women would face if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. If Roe falls, Lipscomb explains, “Pregnant Black women who have abortions will face fewer safe options and higher risks of criminalization and punishment. It will be another devastating attack on Black women’s bodily autonomy and their/our ability to decide for them/ourselves what is best for their/our bodies and families.”
The article also covered the Center’s work to protect the right to abortion nationwide with federal legislation known as the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA). WHPA has been passed by the House and is expected to be taken up by the Senate this session. Some states have already taken steps to protect abortion access. Elisabeth Smith, Director of State Policy and Advocacy at the Center, told Ebony, “In the past few months, states have repealed pre-Roe abortion bans, required public and private coverage of abortion care, repealed parental involvement laws and started conversations about funding for people living in other states who are traveling to access care.”
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The Center recently defended abortion rights before the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, one of the most significant challenges to Roe. Read more about the case here.
