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10 August 2022

The effects of overturning Roe v. Wade in seven simple charts

Abortions will continue, but might be harder to access safely.

Saima May Sidik⁰

Saima May Sidik
1. Saima May Sidik is a freelance science journalist based in Somerville, Massachusetts.
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An empty procedural room at an abortion clinic in Mississippi containing a bed with stirrups and an ultrasound machine — Abortion clinics around the United States are facing an uncertain future. Credit: Erin Clark/The Boston Globe/Getty

In June, the US Supreme Court ruled that the constitution does not confer the right to an abortion. Now, 13 states have greatly restricted access to the procedure, and about a dozen more are expected to follow suit.

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Nature 608, 254-257 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-02139-3

Editor’s note: Nature recognizes that transgender men and non-binary people might become pregnant and seek abortion care. We use ‘women’ in this story to reflect how participants are described in the studies we cite.

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