Carole Joffe

Nov 7, 2023 | slate.com | David S. Cohen |Carole Joffe

Jurisprudence On Tuesday, Ohio voters passed a ballot measure enshrining the right to an abortion in the state constitution, joining several states where voters have responded to the end of Roe v. Wade by protecting reproductive rights via popular referendum. We recently learned, however, that even without these votes, reproductive rights might be safer than many expected following the end of Roe in 2022. When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v.

Jun 24, 2023 | statnews.com | Carole Joffe

Reflecting on this first anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs to overturn Roe v. Wade, I think first about the unconscionable health risks faced by pregnant people in states where abortions are now banned, when their pregnancies turn dangerous. But the decision has also been a nightmare for physicians (mainly OB-GYNs) in those states.