Abortion access for women in custody in the wake of Dobbs v. Jackson women’s health
Date
2024-04-02
Authors
Herr, Allison
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OA Version
Citation
Herr A. Abortion Access for Women in Custody in the Wake of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health. American Journal of Law & Medicine. 2023;49(4):471-492. doi:10.1017/amj.2024.4
Abstract
The United States Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization made it drastically harder for women to access abortions. The Dobbs decision has had a disproportionate impact on women who are incarcerated or on some form of community supervision such as probation or parole. This Note analyzes a potential right to an abortion for women involved in the criminal justice system, even those living in states that have banned or deeply restricted abortion access after the Dobbs decision. In doing so, this Note looks for different constitutional avenues to protect incarcerated women’s right to an abortion, including under the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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© 2024 The Author(s). This article has been published under a Read & Publish Transformative Open Access (OA) Agreement with CUP.