On May 2, a leaked draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court hinted at a likely overturning of the landmark 1973 decision in the case of Roe v. Wade, which effectively legalized abortion across all U.S. states and allowed women to choose to have the procedure without excessive government restriction. Fifty years later, this latest attack on reproductive freedoms could have ripple effects across the U.S. and the rest of the world.
Access to abortion care is a human right, essential for guaranteeing the health and reproductive rights of women and girls everywhere. While the U.S. may be regressing and denying the human rights of women and girls, we now look to countries such as Benin and Kenya, which have recently signaled their commitment to protecting and fulfilling the rights of women and girls to access abortion care.
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