The Post-Roe Era.

SPH THIS WEEK | SPECIAL EDITION

June 26, 2022

The constitutional right to abortion has ended across the US, but our work to secure equitable access to reproductive care continues with renewed vigor. In this special issue of SPH This Week, the SPH community unpacks the legal and health consequences of an overturned Roe v. Wade, and identifies how we can redouble our efforts to support the health of all populations.

‘The Enormity of this Decision Cannot Be Overstated’

SPH faculty and alums react to the Supreme Court's monumental decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and discuss what happens next for abortion—and health equity—across America.

Student Reflections on the Overturn of Roe. v. Wade

SPH students weigh in on the abortion ban, and discuss how the public health community can best respond in this moment.

Reckoning with the End of Roe

It is now up to us to engage and to redouble our efforts towards supporting the laws and policies that create a healthier world, writes Dean Sandro Galea in a new Dean's Note.

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It took 50 years to roll back Roe v. Wade. We don't know how long it's going to take to build it back, but the young people at BU will be a big part of how we put forward the new policies that we're going to need to get back into the Constitution. There's something that everybody can do in this fight.

Jacqueline Ayers, senior vice president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, in an upcoming interview publishing next week with
Public Health Post.

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Critical Conversations on Abortion Rights

In April, SPH's Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health spoke with Marisa Pizii, deputy director of programs and policy at Collective Power for Reproductive Justice. In this episode of the center's podcast "Critical Conversation at the Heart of Health Justice," Pizii discussed how activists can navigate and sustain their work in the reproductive health field.

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SCOTUS Abortion Case ‘Is About the Full Spectrum of Reproductive Care’

On June 9, clinicians, advocates, and reproductive health experts spoke ahead of the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Center which undid 50 years of reproductive health rights.