Roe v Wade: the supreme court judgment that underpins abortion rights may be under threat – here's why that matters

By Emma Long, Senior Lecturer in American Studies, University of East Anglia

Reproductive rights advocates in the US are expressing dismay at the announcement by the supreme court that it will hear argument in an appeal which, if successful, could threaten the legal basis on which women can obtain abortions in America.

The case, Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, involves a 2018 Mississippi law which prohibits doctors from performing abortions after 15 weeks except in medical emergency…

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