Beyond abortion rights: What’s at stake if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

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Monday night, millions of Americans were confronted with potentially life-changing news: for the first time in United States history, they may find themselves with fewer rights than their parents and grandparents before them. 

The reproductive rights of women, trans men and non-binary people have been put into question after Politico obtained an initial Supreme Court draft majority opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, stating that Roe v. Wade must be overruled. The landmark 1973 decision set out to protect a pregnant person’s right to choose to have an abortion. 

Deanna Cuadra
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Deanna Cuadra is a senior reporter at Employee Benefit News. Her work covers healthcare, U.S. policy and reform, challenges faced by women and parents in the workplace and innovation in work culture … Read full bio


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