Supreme Court's Dobbs Decision Alarm Bells

The Supreme Court's recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade sent shock waves through the global health community. Bay Area Global Health Alliance members have issued statements and conducted dozens of interviews as the country—and the world—struggle to understand the decision's devastating impact. "Women have been put in jail when abortion is criminalized," Anu Kumar, president and CEO of Ipas, told NPR's Malaka Gharib. The Global Fund for Women warned, "Abortion bans … disproportionately harm historically marginalized people, including Black, Indigenous, and low-income communities." And in an email statement to NPR, Population Services International's Dr. Milly Nanyombi Kaggwa, senior clinical advisor for Africa, offered some hope, "Abortion is still available in the vast majority of the world. The effects of restricting or banning abortions in many US states are dire – but as the Global South's experience underscores: all hope is not lost." Individual articles and statements from Alliance members are included in the sections below. They can also be seen together here.