Roe v Wade overturned: what abortion access and reproductive rights look like around the world
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Roe v Wade overturned: what abortion access and reproductive rights look like around the world
Claire Pierson, University of Liverpool
The global landscape of reproductive rights is constantly shifting. The US Supreme Court ruling that has overturned Roe v Wade – the landmark 1973 decision that protected a woman’s right to have an abortion – marks a significant regression for abortion access. But it is not the only case. While countries like the US, Poland and Russia are taking steps backward, gains are being made in places such as Ireland, Colombia and Argentina.
Abortion restrictions range from laws where abortion is permitted only to protect the pregnant person’s life or health, to decriminalising abortion entirely. Often, restrictions are structured around gestational time limits, such as allowing abortion only in the first trimester.
Some laws allow for abortion on socioeconomic grounds, for ...
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