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On a day of national demonstrations in response to a leaked Supreme Court draft showing a majority of justices favor overturning Roe v. Wade, New Yorkers protest in favor of abortion rights on May 14, 2022 in Brooklyn. In recent years, New York joined several other states in passing laws codifying the right to abortion. (Andrew Lichtenstein / Corbis via Getty Images)

ELISABETH SMITH | For nearly 50 years, Roe v. Wade has guaranteed that abortion is legal throughout the U.S., but individual state policies have determined whether abortion care is in fact accessible or difficult, affordable or expensive, stigmatized or not. Looking ahead, individual state laws will be paramount to securing abortion rights and ensuring abortion access in the U.S.

Many states already have constitutional provisions or statutes that will ensure abortion remains legal in those states regardless of the Supreme Court’s decision. (See where your state stands in this digital tool, “What If Roe Fell?”) But the need is urgent for more protections at the state level.

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BY CARRIE N. BAKER | A new film about self-managed abortion with pills explains how people in the U.S. are finding abortion pills online and using them safely on their own. Accessible, informative and engaging, ‘Abortion: Add to Cart’ provides a roadmap for how people can have safe abortions post-Roe—even in states that ban abortion.

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BY JANICE KAPLAN | Camille Brown, director and choreographer of the powerful new Broadway revival of “for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf,” is the first Black woman to direct and choreograph a play on Broadway in more than 60 years. Drawing inspiration from her own lived experience as a Black woman, Brown uses movement and dance to tell unique stories of humanity and sisterhood. In this interview, she shares lessons she’s learned in her career.

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In May, we learned in a leaked draft opinion that the Supreme Court is expected to overturn Roe v. Wade — profoundly dismantling abortion rights in the U.S. Released in conjunction with our Beyond Roe project, experts explore why abortion is essential to the health of our democracy and society — and why democracy is essential to abortion, particularly given the alarming rates of maternal mortality and morbidity in the U.S. 

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