Year in review: U.S. abortion rights in 2022

2022 Year in Review

 

Tens of millions of women in the U.S. lost access to abortion procedures in their home states in 2022, after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v Wade decision, which established the constitutional right to an abortion. At least 15 states have stopped offering pregnancy termination, with others poised to do so in 2023.