June 21, 2024

Two Years After Dobbs

Pro-life states are making life better for mothers and their babies

Patrick T. Brown, Alexandra DeSanctis, and Matthew Malec

In June 2022, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, correctly finding that the Constitution did not contain a right to abortion. In the two years since, states have been passing laws to protect the unborn child in the womb—and create a society in which pregnant women, and the babies they carry, receive the support they are due.

In the two years since Dobbs, every state that has laws on the books protecting life in the womb has passed laws that expand support for pregnant and new moms and their babies; some to the tune of tens of millions of dollars annually. “Two Years After Dobbs,” a new report from scholars in EPPC’s Life and Family Initiative, showcases many of these essential, life-saving steps that can make welcoming a new life less daunting.  

June 2024 marks 35 years of George Weigel’s scholarship at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Mr. Weigel served as EPPC’s president from 1989 to 1996, was a senior fellow from 1996 to 2007, and in November 2007 was named the organization’s first Distinguished Senior Fellow. He currently holds EPPC’s William E. Simon Chair in Catholic Studies. 

Richard John Neuhaus Fellowship

Applications are now open for the 2024–2025 Richard John Neuhaus Fellowship, a graduate-level program in Washington, D.C., for those working in government, journalism, think tanks, or other policy-relevant institutions, which explores the Judeo-Christian tradition and its role in shaping public policy and the mediating institutions of civil society.

The Ethics and Public Policy Center is excited to present our 2023 annual report. As you’ll see, EPPC is flourishing, and our efforts to bring about renewal in American public life are bearing good fruit.