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On Dec. 1, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a case about an unconstitutional Mississippi law that bans abortion pre-viability, at only 15 weeks. Legal analysts and abortion advocates predict that the majority-conservative court will use Dobbs v. Jackson as an opportunity to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that held that no state can ban abortion before viability. Already, signs from the court are cause for concern.
“I would certainly like to prevent, if I could legally, anybody having an abortion, a rich woman, a middle class woman, or a poor woman. Unfortunately, the only vehicle available is the…Medicaid bill.” When U.S. Rep.Henry Hyde, R-Illinois, stated his intent to make abortion inaccessible for as many people as possible, he unintentionally illustrated the link between abortion access and the economic well-being of people seeking abortion care.
Community Voices features opinion pieces from a wide variety of authors and perspectives. (Submission Guidelines) Pro-choice supporters of Planned Parenthood rally outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Detroit, Michigan. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook 52 seconds ago In 1995, Our Justice joined abortion providers and patients to sue the state of Minnesota for restricting access to abortion in a case called Doe v. Gomez — and we won.
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