State Policy Trends at Midyear 2021: Already the Worst Legislative Year Ever for U.S. Abortion Rights
In the first six months of 2021, states enacted an unprecedented 90 abortion restrictions, more than in any previous year since Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973. The onslaught against abortion rights comes as state legislatures are also attacking other civil rights—including voting and transgender rights—and as the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments later this year in a case that could severely undermine Roe.
