Dobbs Decision Could Have Knock-On Effects For Wider Reproductive Healthcare Landscape

Abolition Of Abortion Rights In US May Hamper Access To More Than Just Mifepristone

The US Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, which enshrined the right to an abortion in the Constitution for almost 50 years, could have consequences that extend beyond access to termination of pregnancy. 

Pharmacist holding emergency contraceptive pill
Emergency contraception could be the next target following Dobbs v. Jackson • Source: Shutterstock

This article is a follow-up to: (Also see "Mifepristone Access Swings In The Balance In Post-Roe World" - In Vivo, 3 October, 2022.)

In a concurring opinion issued following the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, Justice Clarence Thomas called for the court to revisit and potentially overrule several other major civil rights cases. Among statues which ruled sodomy laws unconstitutional and gave same sex couples the right to marry was Griswold v

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