Reproductive Choice
The US Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade on the morning of June 24, 2022. Roe v. Wade was a landmark ruling that constitutionally enabled abortion access to all Americans since Jan. 22, 1973. The reversal of Roe v. Wade meant that each State now had the power to dictate how abortion would be mandated moving forward.
13 Republican-run States have "trigger-laws" in place (means "operative immediate" once the protected law was removed) and this includes the following:
Arkansas - bans all abortion except in life threatening emergencies
Idaho - bans abortions except in instances of rape, incest and life threatening emergencies
Kentucky - bans all abortions except in life threatening emergencies
Louisiana - bans all abortions except in life threatening emergencies
Mississippi - bans abortions except in cases of rape and life threatening emergencies
Missouri - bans all abortion except in life threatening emergencies
North Dakota - bans all abortion except in life threatening emergencies
Oklahoma - bans all abortion except in life threatening emergencies
South Dakota - bans all abortion except in life threatening emergencies
Tennessee - bans all abortion except in life threatening emergencies
Texas - bans all abortion except in life threatening emergencies
Utah - bans abortions except in cases of rape, birth defects and life threatening emergencies
Wyoming - bans abortions except in instances of rape, incest and life threatening emergencies
Abortion FACTS and stats
abortion facts
Criminalizing Abortion doesn't stop abortions, but it increases the mortality rate of women by 21%
Pew Research latest survey indicates that 61% of US adults say abortion should be legal all or most of the time, only 37% say it should be illegal
Both the Guttmacher Institute and the CDC have mentioned that there was a general decline of abortions in the US since 1981
Non-hispanic Black women would experience the greatest increase of pregnancy-related deaths due to the criminalization of abortion
Black women represent 38%, white women 33% of abortions in the US (2019 stats). Data was reported voluntarily and may be incomplete.
Abortion rates are higher in nations where abortion is illegal
Wealthier, developed nations all include abortion as a basic human right. In Europe, most countries have legalized abortion including predominantly Catholic ones.
Wealthier, developed nations also have widely available and proper sexual education, accessibility to birth control and sexual crimes are less common
DC has the highest abortion rate in the the US of 32.7 /1000 women agest 15 - 44 years old. New York and New Jersey follow with 29.6 and 25.8 respectively.
Abortion is healthcare, it is an essential component of women's health care.
Abortion is widely available in China and India for pregnancies up to 20 weeks, and 24 weeks for instances of rape and incest.
