Poster #2 - Abortion Rights in the United States

• In Event: ASC Poster Session II

Abstract

Abortion rights is a very prevalent topic in today’s political climate, and each U.S. state has varied policies since the overturning of Roe v. Wade (1973). Abortion rights were established as a constitutional right in 1973 through Roe v. Wade, as it set the precedent that the states could not create a law that prohibits abortion on that broad a scale. This case legalized abortion in the United States with no regulations in the first trimester, regulations based on maternal health in the second trimester, and state regulations in the third trimester. This was the precedent until 2022, when Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization reversed this ruling, and the decision to pass legislation on abortion returned to the states. Since then, the states have had the ability to create their own laws. Some states experienced the enactment of their trigger laws, like in Sistersong v. Georgia (2025), whose abortion ban after six weeks remains in effect. Similarly, Idaho also had trigger laws like the Total Abortion Ban, which remains in effect (Planned Parenthood Great Northwest v. State of Idaho, 2023). This research is still a critical issue in today’s society and continues to change with further laws and regulations.

Author

• Jenna DiPietro, Southern New Hampshire University