The Dobbs v Jackson supreme court decision was a case brought up by the women’s health organization vs the supreme court challenging Mississippi’s law which prohibits abortion after 15 weeks. This law is unconstitutional and takes away a woman’s right to abortion. It overturned Roe v Wade and Planned Parenthood vs Casey. With the current situation in the United States, over half of the states are divided on this topic of abortion based on votes. I want to dedicate this post to remembering the fight against the supreme court by the Jackson Women’s health organization by looking at how different media outlets and groups responded to this.
Big news outlets such as ABC News, and New York Times, and groups such as ethnic groups, and groups with a low socioeconomic background all hold different opinions on this decision. Most disagree with the supreme court’s decision and some very interesting perspectives. Some sneak peeks of what some of the groups bring up are that not only is the decision unconstitutional and takes away a women’s right, but it also brings up how incest and rape don’t constitute abortion and only with the exception of a medical emergency. I want to dedicate a portion of it to women who come from lower-income families and how this decision can affect their life negatively.
https://reproductiverights.org/?s=jackson+dobbs
https://news.vcu.edu/article/2022/06/exploring-the-impact-of-dobbs-v-jackson
Ada Chen