Housman, Patty. “Roe v Wade Overturned: What It Means, What’s Next.” American University, 29 June 2022.
Patty Housman is an Assistant Director of Communications of CAS Marketing & Communication for the American University of Washington DC. In “Roe v Wade Overturned: What It Means, What’s Next” by Patty Housman, she explains the potential consequences of repealing the historic decision of the Supreme Court from 1973 that legalized abortion in the United States. It discusses the current legal climate around abortion rights in the US and gives background information on the Roe v. Wade decision. After that, the author discusses the probable effects of overturning Roe v. Wade, such as the possibility of individual states passing their own abortion regulations and the effect on women’s access to safe and legal abortion services. Also, the paper analyzes the political and social ramifications of such a choice, including the possibility for enhanced activism and mobilization on both sides of the abortion debate. This article is useful because it provides an overview of the potential consequences of overturning Roe v. Wade and how getting rid of abortion rights and laws will be very detrimental towards women.
- “The only alternative to abortion is childbirth, which has a 14 times higher risk of death than that abortion. So, in denying a person access to a wanted abortion, states are forcing people to assume significant medical risk against their will.” (Housman)
- “The only alternative to abortion is childbirth, which has a 14 times higher risk of death than that abortion. So, in denying a person access to a wanted abortion, states are forcing people to assume significant medical risk against their will.” (Housman)
