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In fact, the consequences of the Dobbs ruling, which overturned Roe, are already threatening women's lives and causing trauma, and experts say the future may hold other dangers for families. The hostility of many (mostly male) state legislators toward reproductive health also means that access to contraception and possibly reproductive technology is on the chopping block. "These state laws have far-reaching effects. This impacts all of us," says Amber Gavin, vice president of advocacy and operations at A Woman's Choice, which runs three abortion clinics in North Carolina and one in Florida.
Nearly one in four women will need an abortion at some point. But even if neither you nor a close friend or relative is among them, or you wouldn't choose an abortion for yourself, it's important to know how the decision has affected the physical, emotional, and economic health of many Americans. Here are the multiple ways in which this new reproductive landscape puts us all at risk.
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This story is from the August 2023 edition of Prevention US.
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