Have we been Roe-ing backwards?
An analysis of available data since the overturn of Roe v. Wade
Two years ago today, the United States Supreme Court caused international uproar by overturning Roe v. Wade. This historic decision did not ban abortion in America - as many people believed it would - but instead allowed democracy to thrive. For the first time in almost 50 years, the voters in each state could elect lawmakers and politicians who would represent their views and legislate accordingly.
There is a lot of conflicting information and media spin surrounding the outcome of the Dobbs decision (the case that overturned Roe), so how can we find out what has actually happened and more importantly, why that might be?
What does this mean for the pro-choice/pro-life debate, have any babies been saved? And crucially, how should we respond?
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