In June 2022, the Supreme Court overturned the long-standing Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion throughout the United States. Since then, almost half of states have imposed restrictions or outright bans on the procedure, while other states have expanded access and even legislated protections for persons seeking abortion and for medical providers. The total number of abortions in the United States does not appear to have changed in the year after the Dobbs decision, although the challenges to access have profoundly affected the lives of countless people. This article briefly explores the political dynamics underlying these dramatic policy changes and emerging patterns of resistance and offers a brief orientation to this Against the Day section.
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July 01 2024
After the Day: Dobbs Has Not Stopped Abortions Available to Purchase
Naomi Braine
Naomi Braine is a professor of sociology at Brooklyn College, CUNY. Prior to joining the faculty at Brooklyn, she worked in the nonprofit research sector on issues of drug use and HIV and consulted for community-based organizations. Her political and intellectual work addresses gender, sexuality, reproductive justice, wars on drugs and terror, and health and collective action. Her current work as an activist and a research investigator is centered on self-managed abortion.
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South Atlantic Quarterly (2024) 123 (3): 607–615.
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Naomi Braine; After the Day: Dobbs Has Not Stopped Abortions. South Atlantic Quarterly 1 July 2024; 123 (3): 607–615. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00382876-11235647
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