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The 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision that overturned the constitutional right to abortion will further limit reproductive rights and freedoms from US citizens in a time when pregnancy is dangerous. The Dobbs decision, which reversed the Supreme Court's decision to protect abortion as a constitutional right, is rooted in a historical precedent in which the US has infringed on the reproductive rights of citizens, especially marginalized individuals. This will be argued by an analysis of historical events, legal decisions, and Supreme Court rulings that show the US has consistently restricted the reproductive freedoms of its citizens. It then uses current medical and social research to suggest that the state of reproductive, and especially maternal and infant, health in the United States is dangerous, with poor health outcomes for black women, women of lower socioeconomic status, and women residing in certain areas of the United States. Finally, the analysis studies Dobbs in detail discusses how the reversal of Roe will have significant impacts on the economic security, health, and ability to practice autonomy for individuals denied abortions. The turning over of the ability to legislate abortion to the states has exposed success and flaws in the democratic process, while the legal logic of the Dobbs decision has the potential to topple other essential rights of the American people currently protected under the Constitution. Ultimately, the Dobbs decision facilitates the restriction of reproductive justice in the United States. |
