"Conservative lawmakers, convince they'll never overturn Roe, have started chipping away at reproductive rights at the state level."
"... we can expect that the next battle in the Supreme Court will be over contraception."
- Lisa Anderson, Thomson Reuters Foundation Correspondent
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This year is the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. That was the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that made abortion legal in America.
But few women are celebrating.
Conservative lawmakers, convinced they’ll never overturn Roe, have started chipping away at reproductive rights at the state level.
In 2011, we had a record number of restrictions imposed and again in 2012.
The irony is abortion has never been at a lower rate in the United States.
And why is that? Better and more accessible contraception.
So, what is the next battle about? You guessed it: contraception.
President Obama wants women to have contraceptive coverage under their employment insurance plans.
But employers, including those like the Catholic Church, are opposing this.
So, we can expect that the next battle in the Supreme Court will be over contraception.
Stay tuned. And watch for that.
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