Public Health Concerns Due to Reversal of Roe V. Wade
Journal Title: Journal of Surgery Research and Practice - Year 2023, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
The reversal of abortion rights by the Supreme Court of the United States has permitted each state to administer its own laws. Some states ban abortion at conception, others restrict it based upon gestational age. People in dire situations are the ones most in need of abortion services but it seems likely that they will bear the brunt of the consequences of these changes and it could worsen the already large gap in medical care between the rich and the poor in the United States. The Roe v Wade decision by the Supreme Court Of The United States (SCOTUS) on January 22, 1973 stated that a pregnant woman’s right to have an abortion was implicit in the right to privacy protected by the 14th amendment of the United States (US) Constitution. The court further qualified these rights for the woman and for the State based upon fetal age in trimesters and presumed fetal viability [1]. Once the right to abortion became the law of the land numerous federal and state laws restricting abortions were struck down. On June 24, 2022, the SCOTUS reversed the previous decision permitting trigger laws of individual states to come into force. Now abortion in the US is being adjudicated legally and politically state by state [2].
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Jayant Radhakrishnan
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