Tag: roe v. wade

Question 5: If my state is primed to ban abortion, what is my next move?

New polling shows the impact of the leaked draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization on public opinion and trust in the Court.

If the U.S. Supreme Court takes away the constitutional right to abortion, here are the states poised to ban it.

Question 4: Why is abortion essential and who would be most impacted if Roe v. Wade was overturned or dismantled?

The landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling recognizing the right to abortion.

Nancy Northup was interviewed on MSNBC’s The Cross Connection with Tiffany Cross about the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade and the state of abortion access in America. Northup stated “Let’s take up the gauntlet that Justice Sotomayor threw down, and not let any of us stand silently by while these rights are rolled back.”

As the Court allows Texas to end most abortion access, almost half the U.S. states are ready to ban abortion if Roe is gutted.

PRESS STATEMENT 01.20.2022 Statement from Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights:  This Saturday, January 22, marks 49 years since the U.S. Supreme Court recognized the constitutional right to abortion in Roe v. Wade—the right to make a person’s most basic decisions about family and parenthood, free of government interference. Since […]

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 […]

Nearly half the states in the U.S. are expected to act to prohibit abortion if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.