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.

|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
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

The pregnancy has now reached its fifth month, and the case has been of significant interest following the Supreme Court’s 2022 overturn of Roe v. Wade.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Women protesting for abortion rights, forty-five years after Roe v. Wade.

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

The movement stems from outrage from women that a majority of men in the US voted for a candidate liable for sexual abuse.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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

Actor and director Rob Reiner on his newest project, "God and Country," a film examining the history and rise of Christian nationalism in the US.

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After Roe v. Wade, protesters in Tel Aviv demand abortion rights

Some 100 people gathered in Habima Square in Tel Aviv on Tuesday evening in a show of solidarity with women in the United States after Roe v. Wade was overturned last week.

JUNE 28, 2022BySHIRA SILKOFF
Women protest at Habima Square in Tel Aviv against the overturning of Roe v. Wade in the US, June 28, 2022.

Respectful dialogue is needed to resolve Roe v. Wade - opinion

In the case of Roe v. Wade, social media have served for people to vent their frustration, with calls to violence and threats against US Supreme Court justices.

JUNE 27, 2022ByEMILY SCHRADER
US REPRESENTATIVE Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) gestures outside the Supreme Court as it overturns the Roe v. Wade abortion decision, in Washington on Friday. Elected officials such as AOC are claiming the Supreme Court is ‘illegitimate,’ says the writer.

Israel abortion reforms approved amid Roe v. Wade crisis

Israel's Labor, Welfare and Health Committee approved abortion reforms, which would allow women easier access to treatment.

JUNE 27, 2022ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
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.