Overturning Roe v. Wade: consequences for midlife women’s health and well-being
Abstract In July 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overturned Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized access to abortion in the United States. The overturning of Roe v. Wade means women’s ability to choose to h...
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| description | Abstract In July 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overturned Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized access to abortion in the United States. The overturning of Roe v. Wade means women’s ability to choose to have an abortion or continue a pregnancy is no longer protected by the constitution of the Unites States (Rohan, Editorial: Overturning Roe v. Wade: What are the implications for perinatal nurses?, 2021). Consequently, each state can now independently decide the legality of abortion. The purpose of this commentary is to discuss potential consequences of the overturning of Roe v. Wade for women’s health, particularly midlife women’s health, in the United States. The consequences discussed include unintended pregnancy, access to the full array of reproductive health services including abortion, impact on the reproductive health of poor women and women of color, and the impact on midlife women in their caregiving roles. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe02ae3d834846d098b653fb45144f332023-01-08T12:14:55ZengBMCWomen's Midlife Health2054-26902023-01-01911610.1186/s40695-022-00085-8Overturning Roe v. Wade: consequences for midlife women’s health and well-beingJudith A. Berg0Nancy Fugate Woods1The University of Arizona College of NursingBiobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics, University of WashingtonAbstract In July 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overturned Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized access to abortion in the United States. The overturning of Roe v. Wade means women’s ability to choose to have an abortion or continue a pregnancy is no longer protected by the constitution of the Unites States (Rohan, Editorial: Overturning Roe v. Wade: What are the implications for perinatal nurses?, 2021). Consequently, each state can now independently decide the legality of abortion. The purpose of this commentary is to discuss potential consequences of the overturning of Roe v. Wade for women’s health, particularly midlife women’s health, in the United States. The consequences discussed include unintended pregnancy, access to the full array of reproductive health services including abortion, impact on the reproductive health of poor women and women of color, and the impact on midlife women in their caregiving roles.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40695-022-00085-8AbortionContraceptionWomenMidlife health |
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| title | Overturning Roe v. Wade: consequences for midlife women’s health and well-being |
| title_full | Overturning Roe v. Wade: consequences for midlife women’s health and well-being |
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| title_short | Overturning Roe v. Wade: consequences for midlife women’s health and well-being |
| title_sort | overturning roe v wade consequences for midlife women s health and well being |
| topic | Abortion Contraception Women Midlife health |
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