Posted on May 3, 2022
Opinion | The Women Who Had Abortions Before Roe v. Wade
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The end of Roe v. Wade is coming.
The Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling in June in a case from Mississippi called Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, and that ruling will likely overturn or gut Roe — that imperfect but critical precedent that has given Americans the right to abortion since 1973. Since Jan. 22, 1973, to be precise.
The week of its 49th birthday, Roe v. Wade is hobbled. Not only is it unlikely to make it to 50 in any recognizable form, but for millions of women across the country who live in states where abortion is almost unobtainable even now, it might as well already be gone.
Still, Roe’s demise will be shattering, and there is much work to do in preparing for it. One important part of that work is studying what came before. That’s not because what comes after Roe v. Wade will be the same; today, women have better access to information about safely managing their own abortions, and it is becoming increasingly easy to get hold of pills with which they can do so. The risks for these women are often more legal than they are medical.
The Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling in June in a case from Mississippi called Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, and that ruling will likely overturn or gut Roe — that imperfect but critical precedent that has given Americans the right to abortion since 1973. Since Jan. 22, 1973, to be precise.
The week of its 49th birthday, Roe v. Wade is hobbled. Not only is it unlikely to make it to 50 in any recognizable form, but for millions of women across the country who live in states where abortion is almost unobtainable even now, it might as well already be gone.
Still, Roe’s demise will be shattering, and there is much work to do in preparing for it. One important part of that work is studying what came before. That’s not because what comes after Roe v. Wade will be the same; today, women have better access to information about safely managing their own abortions, and it is becoming increasingly easy to get hold of pills with which they can do so. The risks for these women are often more legal than they are medical.
Opinion | The Women Who Had Abortions Before Roe v. Wade
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel wow, never thought I would see this in my lifetime.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL Unfortunately "Right" Wing Protestants, Lutherans got in Bed with Catholic Dogma for Political Gain! The Government Forcing a Baby to be Born, I View as Government Rape of Women!
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What a mess. Back to having women die on back alley botched abortion procedure, versus just allowing them to get the proper care. Very sad, in my opinion.
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SPC Kevin Ford
PO1 Jeff Chandler - There are several states that will make abortion disallowed. There are no states I know of pushing legislation to make elective abortion legal past the second trimester.
https://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/14177/20211206/at-least-21-states-will-immediately-criminalize-abortion-once-roe-is-overturned.htm
https://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/14177/20211206/at-least-21-states-will-immediately-criminalize-abortion-once-roe-is-overturned.htm
At Least 21 States Will Immediately Criminalize Abortion Once Roe Is Overturned
About 21 states will immediately ban abortion once Roe v. Wade is overturned by the United States Supreme Court through its decision on the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case which will come out in June next year.
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SPC Kevin Ford
PO1 Jeff Chandler - Which states? What state can someone go to today and get an elective abortion past the second trimester? It is illegal for them to do it past the second trimester. Period. Can't do it. Federal legal precedent and I know of no state actively trying to change that.
Edit to add: Notice I'm talking elective abortions here. There are reasons it is allowed in the third trimester when it is required to save a life.
Edit to add: Notice I'm talking elective abortions here. There are reasons it is allowed in the third trimester when it is required to save a life.
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SPC Kevin Ford
PO1 Jeff Chandler - Once again. They don't have an explicit threshold in the state law because the second trimester legal threshold is encased in federal legal precedent.
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SPC Kevin Ford
PO1 Jeff Chandler - So I'm going to have to mea culpa that. You are correct that it is not covered in federal judicial precedent and some states to allow it.
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