Overturning Roe v Wade

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 …

Public attitudes about the legality of abortion are largely divided along partisan lines – and to a greater extent than in past decades.

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 …

It is instructive to look back at the choices available—and not available—to women before abortion was made legal nationwide. In this special analysis article, published in the Guttmacher Report on …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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