Meaning of post-Roe | Babel Free

Definitions

1. After the decision of Roe v. Wade (1973) in the United States, generally protecting the right to have an abortion.
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2. After the overturning of Roe v. Wade (2022).
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Examples

“Within 9 months of the Roe decision, 188 bills to restrict abortion were introduced in 41 states. As described in Chapter 5, post-Roe statutes included requirements of spousal or parental consent, hospitalization for second trimester abortions, mandatory waiting periods, and funding restrictions.”

“In the post-Roe period, however, state authority was largely taken away by the federal courts (strict scrutiny analysis prevailed), yet abortion was a lively issue⟳ in many state legislatures.”

“On July 3, 1989, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld three key provisions of the Missouri statute and, though it didn’t overturn Roe, set⟳ back the “pro-choice” movement more than any decision in the post-Roe period.”

“Conversely, a substantively minimalist jurisprudence, allowing the outright prohibition of abortions, is equally unworkable; in the years before Roe, when nontherapeutic abortions were prohibited in nearly every state, abortions were almost as common as they are in the post-Roe period (albeit less safe).”

“It is probably safe to assume⟳ that the effort will begin⟳ again once the reality of a post-Roe America sets in.”

“Our goal is to preview what a post-Roe landscape might look⟳ like⟳.”

“The post-Roe rise⟳ in births in the U.S. will be concentrated in some of the worst states for infant and maternal health. Plans to improve⟳ these outcomes are staggeringly thin.”

“Furthermore, he says, “in this #MeToo and post-Roe era [with the rollback of reproductive rights]^([sic]) we find⟳ ourselves in, the perceived risks associated with sex are higher, particularly for women.[…]”

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