Roe v. Wade

Roe v Wade Overturned: What It Means, What’s Next By Patty Housman

Amanee Ahmed

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. 

  1. “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)
  2. “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)

Women’s March Holds Nationwide Rallies on 50th Anniversary of Roe By Jenna Russell and Ava Sasani  

Amanee Ahmed

Russell, Jenna, and Ava Sasani. “Women’s March Holds Nationwide Rallies on 50th Anniversary of Roe.” The New York Times. The New York Times, 22 Jan. 2023. 

Jenna Russell joined The New York Times in 2022 as New England bureau chief after more than 20 years at The Boston Globe. A contributor to award-winning projects in both narrative and investigative journalism, she is a co-author of two Globe books. Ava Sasani is a reporter for the National desk, and a part of the New York Times 2022 fellowship class. She has worked at the Wall Street Journal and the Boston Globe. “Women’s March Holds Nationwide Rallies on 50th Anniversary of Roe.” reports on the Women’s March protests that occurred across America on the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision’s 50th anniversary, which legalized abortion in the country. The article goes into detail on the different speeches made by activists and politicians, musical acts, and marches that took place at the gatherings. The rally messages, which included appeals for reproductive justice, the defense of abortion rights, and an end to gender-based violence and discrimination, were diverse, as were the participants, as highlighted by the writers. The political backdrop for the marches is also covered in the piece, including the recent wave of restrictive abortion legislation that have been implemented in various states and the ongoing court disputes regarding reproductive rights. This newspaper is helpful because it emphasixez the continued importance of Roe v. Wade and the ongoing struggle for reproductive rights and justice.

  1. “They have no idea what happened before — we had no birth control, really,” she said. The court decision “will not stop abortions, it will only kill women,” (Russell, Sasani)
  2. “The other side thinks we should be mourning today,” Ms. Middleton said, drawing boos from the crowd. “They don’t know us. Today we remind them our fight was never just about Roe — our fight is for full reproductive freedom.” (Russell, Sasani)