Reproductive Rights: What if Roe fell?

Vol. 2, No. 3--April 13, 2005

There is perhaps no political issue more volatile in the United States than abortion, no Supreme Court ruling subject to such a well-organized and well-funded attack as Roe v. Wade. Since it was decided in 1973, Roe has been under constant attack. Since 1995 alone, state legislatures have enacted 380 measures restricting abortion, and in November 2003, Congress passed the first-ever federal ban on abortion procedures. Anti-choice forces are counting on new appointments to the Supreme Court in the next few years to totally overturn Roe.

What would happen if Roe were to fall? A study by the Center for Reproductive Rights provides a detailed state-by-state analysis of the impact of a reversal of Roe. [read study report]

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