Michael Phillips

In 2022, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito authored the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision.

In 2022, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito authored the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision.

Alito's majority opinion reversed the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade outcome that established a woman's constitutional right to an abortion through the first trimester, permitted states to impose limits to protect the health of the mother in the second trimester, and gave states leeway to ban abortions in the final trimester.

Alito's majority opinion reversed the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade outcome that established a woman's constitutional right to an abortion through the first trimester, permitted states to impose limits to protect the health of the mother in the second trimester, and gave states leeway to ban abortions in the final trimester.

Alito's majority opinion reversed the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade outcome that established a woman's constitutional right to an abortion through the first trimester, permitted states to impose limits to protect the health of the mother in the second trimester, and gave states leeway to ban abortions in the final trimester.

The Roe decision, based on a Texas case, had survived with modification for almost half a century. In Dobbs, however, the Supreme Court denied that women held a constitutional right to an abortion and gave the individual states the power to determine whether such procedures were legal at any point during a pregnancy.

The Roe decision, based on a Texas case, had survived with modification for almost half a century. In Dobbs, however, the Supreme Court denied that women held a constitutional right to an abortion and gave the individual states the power to determine whether such procedures were legal at any point during a pregnancy.

The Roe decision, based on a Texas case, had survived with modification for almost half a century. In Dobbs, however, the Supreme Court denied that women held a constitutional right to an abortion and gave the individual states the power to determine whether such procedures were legal at any point during a pregnancy.

In the Dobbs case, Alito seemed to suggest that the concept of abortion rights was a modern aberration. MSNBC pundit Lawrence O'Donnell zeroed in on one key phrase in Alito's opinion.

In the Dobbs case, Alito seemed to suggest that the concept of abortion rights was a modern aberration. MSNBC pundit Lawrence O'Donnell zeroed in on one key phrase in Alito's opinion.

In the Dobbs case, Alito seemed to suggest that the concept of abortion rights was a modern aberration. MSNBC pundit Lawrence O'Donnell zeroed in on one key phrase in Alito's opinion.

Through it all, Texas became a central battlefront in the culture wars surrounding women's bodily autonomy. One group of Texans won women the right to an abortion in the Roe case, while another worked almost immediately to reverse Roe and to recriminalize choice. Meanwhile, a Dallas district attorney, Henry Wade, played an underappreciated and underexplored role in the battle.

Through it all, Texas became a central battlefront in the culture wars surrounding women's bodily autonomy. One group of Texans won women the right to an abortion in the Roe case, while another worked almost immediately to reverse Roe and to recriminalize choice. Meanwhile, a Dallas district attorney, Henry Wade, played an underappreciated and underexplored role in the battle.

Through it all, Texas became a central battlefront in the culture wars surrounding women's bodily autonomy. One group of Texans won women the right to an abortion in the Roe case, while another worked almost immediately to reverse Roe and to recriminalize choice. Meanwhile, a Dallas district attorney, Henry Wade, played an underappreciated and underexplored role in the battle.

Women typically endured seven to eight live births, and the experience was often grueling and life-threatening, particularly as they got older. Seeking relief and physical safety, women frequently terminated their pregnancy in a variety of ways. From Native Americans, white women learned which local herbs were considered abortifacients.

Women typically endured seven to eight live births, and the experience was often grueling and life-threatening, particularly as they got older. Seeking relief and physical safety, women frequently terminated their pregnancy in a variety of ways. From Native Americans, white women learned which local herbs were considered abortifacients.

Women typically endured seven to eight live births, and the experience was often grueling and life-threatening, particularly as they got older. Seeking relief and physical safety, women frequently terminated their pregnancy in a variety of ways. From Native Americans, white women learned which local herbs were considered abortifacients.

White and black women also sought advice from midwives who provided wisdom on how to relieve menstrual cramps, get pregnant, and breastfeed. Midwives provided abortion services as well. Women attempted to end pregnancy with varying degrees of success by consuming pennyroyal tea or savin juniper or a combination of iron and quinine.

White and black women also sought advice from midwives who provided wisdom on how to relieve menstrual cramps, get pregnant, and breastfeed. Midwives provided abortion services as well. Women attempted to end pregnancy with varying degrees of success by consuming pennyroyal tea or savin juniper or a combination of iron and quinine.

White and black women also sought advice from midwives who provided wisdom on how to relieve menstrual cramps, get pregnant, and breastfeed. Midwives provided abortion services as well. Women attempted to end pregnancy with varying degrees of success by consuming pennyroyal tea or savin juniper or a combination of iron and quinine.