Amnesty Report Details a “Human Rights Crisis” in the Wake of “Dobbs” Ruling
Abortion bans and other restrictive policies “can impact a variety of human rights,” said a senior Amnesty researcher.
For nearly 50 years in the United States, the U.S. Supreme Court asserted that the U.S. Constitution protected the right to access abortion under Roe v. Wade. But on June 24, 2022, the Dobbs decision changed that and allowed states to make their own laws about who can have access to abortion care, and under what circumstances. Since then, 14 states have banned abortion, and six states have…