Roe vs. Wade

A case pitting Indiana Jews against an abortion ban heads back to court

Indiana was one of several states to pass severe abortion restrictions following the 2022 US Supreme Court ruling overturning its 1972 Roe v. Wade decision guaranteeing the right to an abortion.

Demonstrators associated with Hoosier Jews for Choice gather outside the Monroe County Courthouse on July 31, 2023, before Indiana’s near total abortion ban began.
 Abortion rights protesters demonstrate after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Dobbs v Women’s Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 27, 2022.

Brain-dead woman forced to continue life support, pregnancy over Georgia’s abortion laws

Women protesting for abortion rights, forty-five years after Roe v. Wade.

4B movement: Women swear off men following Trump's election win

 Rob Reiner poses for a photo on the red carpet of a reception at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors, one day ahead of the official gala, in Washington, U.S., December 2, 2023

In new documentary ‘God and Country,’ Rob Reiner shines a light on Christian nationalism


Abortion opponents push post-Roe agenda at annual Washington march

March for Life plans to ramp up its marches across different states, which started with the first state "March for Life" in Virginia in 2019.

 Anti-abortion activists hold a banner as they walk in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building during the annual "March for Life", in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2022.

Book bans, Ukraine and the end of Roe: The year 2022 in Jewish ideas

Below are eight of some of the key debates of the past year. They suggest, above all, a community anxious about its standing in the American body politic.

An image created by the AI site Dall-E for this article from the following prompt: “Collage featuring Jews, robots, books and Ukraine.”

Georgia's supreme court rules to enforce six-week abortion ban

The Supreme Court of Georgia did not give a reason for its unanimous order.

 Abortion rights protesters participate in nationwide demonstrations following the leaked Supreme Court opinion suggesting the possibility of overturning the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision, in Atlanta, Georgia, US,  May 14, 2022

Photos reveal what pregnancy really looks like in the first weeks

A British organization is trying to change perceptions so people will understand what pregnancy looks like in the first weeks. The images are surprising.

Women protesting for abortion rights, forty-five years after Roe v. Wade.

3 Jewish women sue to block Kentucky’s abortion restrictions on religious grounds

The Kentucky lawsuit is part of a newly emerging trend of Jews hoping to use religious freedom protections as a pressure point against state abortion restrictions driven largely by Christian activism

  United States Supreme Court overturns the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision

Over 60 clinics in 15 US states ceased abortion care post-Roe - study

As Roe v. Wade was overturned, some states rush to enforce restrictions more than others.

 Abortion rights demonstrators protest outside the United States Supreme Court as the court rules in the Dobbs v Women's Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision in Washington, US, June 24, 2022.

Arizona abortion ruling will set women back 'more than a century' - White House

An Arizona judge ruled that ban on abortion set more than a century ago could be enforced in 2022 in the same manner as in 1901.

 Abortion rights activists protest against probable overturn of Roe v. Wade

Biden suggests support for filibuster change to legalize abortion

Democrats hold a bare majority in the Senate now, and two Democratic senators, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema, have opposed ending the filibuster.

US President Joe Biden addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York City, US, September 21, 2022.

Poll shows abortion, fears for democracy are driving Jews to favor Democrats in November

The poll released Thursday by the Jewish Electorate Institute, a body with a board made up of prominent Jewish Democrats, found that 70% of Jewish voters favored Democrats in the midterms.

 Signs left by abortion rights supporters line the security fence surrounding the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., June 28, 2022.

Positive views of US Supreme Court sharply decline after Roe v. Wade overturn - PEW

The survey was conducted within the first two weeks of August and included over 7,600 American adults in the process. 

 ABORTION RIGHTS demonstrators protest outside the US Supreme Court, as it announced the overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision in June.