Overturning Roe v Wade

User icon Toby Green
25 June 2022
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Following the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade, a selection of resources to help explore the issue.


Amnesty International · 3 May 2022

While moves to decriminalize and legalize abortion in places like Argentina, Ireland, Mexico and Colombia in the last few years have been a huge win for the global community, there …


7 June 2013

We use unique data on abortions performed in New York State from 1971–1975 to demonstrate that women travelled hundreds of miles for a legal abortion before Roe. A100- mile increase …


The New England Journal of Medicine · 24 June 2022

Editorial from The New England Journal of Medicine in reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overturned Roe v Wade. The central …


Guttmacher Institute

This resource tracks major developments in US state legislation and policy activity on all sexual and reproductive health topics, including abortion laws.


Guttmacher Institute

This page presents new Guttmacher evidence on who will be most impacted by the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade. It also includes information on the legal landscape …


Guttmacher Institute

Since the Supreme Court handed down its 1973 decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, states have constructed a lattice work of abortion law, codifying, regulating and limiting …


Guttmacher Institute

The abortion landscape is fragmented and increasingly polarized. Many states have abortion restrictions or bans in place that make it difficult, if not impossible, for people to get care. Other …