Access to abortion is a struggle for Black women

+ evolution of US stamps US Edition - Today's top story: A year after Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, Black women still struggle for access to reproductive health care [View in browser]( US Edition | 24 June 2023 [The Conversation] [The Conversation]( In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, access to reproductive health care and abortions for women has been difficult if not impossible in some states. For Black women, that [struggle has become even harder]( since the court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision. “Abortion access was an elusive right for women of color, women in rural areas and women living in poverty,” even when Roe was in place, writes Kimala Harris, a scholar at San Diego State University who studies reproductive policy, politics and social justice movements. “Given the continued actions of anti-abortion policymakers at the state level,” she adds, “it’s my belief that the U.S. will continue to see more restrictions – not fewer – and thus make it harder for Black women to have access to reproductive health care.” This week we also liked articles about [spices](, [presidential pardons for extremists]( and how [AI could help lawmakers suss out]( what their constituents tell them. Howard Manly Race + Equity Editor Today's newsletter supported by [readers like you.]( House Democrats join an abortion-rights protest on July 19, 2022, in Washington, D.C. 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