Today the U.S. Supreme Court explicitly overturned both Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, ruling that the U.S. Constitution does not protect the right to abortion.
I invite you to join me, our McDonald Wright Faculty Chair Cary Franklin, and others today at 3M PT for a webinar to discuss the legal implications of the Dobbs decision, including its impact on LGBTQ rights. RSVP for the webinar.
I’m sure, like me, you are feeling the sting of this decision that is no less sharp because we knew it was coming. The Supreme Court has again shown itself to be more concerned about the beliefs of some people hundreds of years ago than the liberty and equality of all of us today.
Today’s decision will negatively impact millions of people, including LGBTQ individuals. Twenty-six states are either certain or very likely to ban abortion. These laws will leave more than half of the country’s women and transgender people who can get pregnant without access to basic health care in their state. The impacts of these laws will be felt the most by individuals who already face difficulties accessing reproductive health care, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and low-income people.
According to analysis by UCLA Law’s Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy, more than 10,000 additional people will travel to California each year for abortion care as a result of today’s Supreme Court’s decision. Over half of those, approximately 6,000 people, will come to Los Angeles County specifically.
We have a lot of work to do. But we have faced these dark days before. And we know we must begin immediately to fight for the thousands of people who will be impacted by today’s decision and to restore the rights of future generations of women, pregnant people, and LGBTQ people to come.
