One year ago, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade along with 50 years of legal precedent. We asked experts across the political spectrum about how the end of Roe would change U.S. politics, and whether liberal or conservative, they agreed the country was in for big changes. Turns out, even the experts could be surprised by the dramatic changes that would ensue. This year proved our politics is never predictable, and the impact of the Dobbs decision will likely reverberate for years to come.
Thinkers from across the political spectrum reckon with the dramatic and unpredictable ways the country has already changed since the historic Supreme Court decision. A year ago, the Supreme Court’s total reversal of Roe v. Wade sparked a flurry of bold prognostication from thinkers across the …
One year ago, when the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs overturned 50 years of legal precedent and erased a Constitutional right, POLITICO Magazine surveyed experts and thinkers from across the political spectrum about how the end of Roe would change American politics. They offered a wide array of …
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe, the Red River clinic moved across the border to Minnesota. MOORHEAD, Minn. — When you drive up to the Red River Women’s Clinic, you’ll see John Gaffrey on the street corner, perched in between two signs depicting aborted fetuses, his arms draping over the …
Fifteen states have banned access to the procedure in most situations. Abortion is illegal in almost all circumstances in nearly a third of the country. The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade left much of the South without access. For most of the past year, Florida and North Carolina were …
Not everything played out the way people expected. The Supreme Court’s ruling on June 24, 2022, ended the anti-abortion movement’s decadeslong fight to overturn Roe v. Wade but kicked off a 50-front battle for the future of abortion rights. In many ways, the past year has played out as predicted: Many …
Jews, Episcopalians, Unitarians, Satanists and other people of faith say the laws infringe on their religious rights. WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. — Revs. Jan Barnes and Krista Taves have logged hundreds of hours standing outside abortion clinics across Missouri and Illinois, going back to the mid-1980s. But …
The president’s team plans to put abortion rights “front and center” for voters while the issue remains urgent for many. President Joe Biden has never hidden the fact that his Catholic roots can make it difficult to be a politician in favor of abortion rights. In fact, he still rarely uses the word …
