"In recent years, many of the rights and protections that women have fought to secure over the past half-century have come under sustained, coordinated attack. Gains once considered settled are being actively rolled back. The overturning of the US Supreme Court's case in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was not simply a legal setback for reproductive freedom and health. More broadly, the court's decision was a stark warning that progress is neither inevitable nor permanent."
"Still, while the federal picture may be grim, state-level action to protect or even advance women's rights is possible, and the fight for reproductive rights is a case in point. In January 2023, the Guttmacher Institute wrote that 24 states had banned abortion or were likely to do so. Today, only 13 states have outright bans, a clear sign of the power of state-level organizing."
Reproductive freedom and other women's rights are facing coordinated rollback through legal, political, and cultural attacks. The Dobbs decision reversed settled protections and signaled that progress is not permanent. Economic gains are eroding as the gender pay gap widened for two consecutive years, a first since federal reporting began in the 1960s. An organized anti-gender backlash and shrinking momentum from the Me Too reckoning threaten further erosion. State-level organizing has mitigated some rollback, reducing the number of states with outright abortion bans from an expected 24 to 13. Activists and organizations view these trends as part of a broader attempt to dismantle gender-based protections.
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