Why SCOTUS’ Abortion Ruling Is a Disaster for Free Expression

WAR ON SPEECH

Providing information about abortion access is literally illegal in some states, and the chilling effect could even spread to states where abortion is still legal.

Published Jul. 16 2022 11:18PM EDT

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The Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson confirmed the worst fears of reproductive rights activists when six justices undid decades of legal precedent and wiped away the constitutional right to abortion.

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