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INTRODUCTION: Securing Reproductive Justice After Dobbs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 December 2023

Aziza Ahmed ,
Nicole Huberfeld Open the ORCID record for Nicole Huberfeld [Opens in a new window]  and
Linda C. McClain
Aziza Ahmed
Affiliation:
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, BOSTON, MA, USA.
Nicole Huberfeld
Affiliation:
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, BOSTON, MA, USA.
Linda C. McClain
Affiliation:
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, BOSTON, MA, USA.
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When we conceptualized this symposium, Roe v. Wade1 was still the law of the land, albeit precariously. We aimed to commemorate its fiftieth anniversary by exploring historical, legal, medical, and related dimensions of access to abortion as well as the challenges ahead to secure reproductive justice. With the leak of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on May 2, 2022, we shifted to mark the dawn of a new era. In the nearly identical official opinion announced on June 24, 2022,2 Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the majority (6-3), overturned Roe and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey.3

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RoeDobbsAbortionReproductive JusticeReproductive Health Care

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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 51 , Issue 3: Seeking Reproductive Justice in the Next 50 Years , Fall 2023 , pp. 463 - 467
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© 2023 The Author(s)

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