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Changes and debates following the U.S. Supreme Court Dobbs decision.
While the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court decision stopped activist federal judges from blocking pro-life laws, it could not stop state judges from doing the same. In many states, pro-life leaders and legislators are passing protections for innocent preborn c... The post Activist Judges Are Blocking Pro-Life Laws appeared first on The Human Life Review .
Read →By re-energizing a state’s pro-life base and attracting enough swing voters to tip the scales, the movement can make real, even if “imperfect,” progress toward ending elective abortion in America.
Read →This is Issue 42 of the American Reports Series. Executive Summary Eight online-only organizations are violating pro-life state laws by shipping abortion drugs into those states. Of online abortion drug sellers within the formal U.S. healthcare system that publicly report the gestational age at which they will ship abortion drugs, only 19% complied with the […] The post An Overview of Online Abortion Drug Access in Post-Dobbs America appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →HIGHLIGHTS For decades, Roe v. Wade did more than create a federal “right” to abortion. It systematically dismantled one of the most deeply rooted rights in American law: a parent’s right to be involved in their child’s medical decisions. Now, with Roe gone, a new legal report from Advancing American Freedom, co-authored by Americans United […] The post After Dobbs, Parental Rights Take Center Stage and Courts Are Starting to Notice appeared first on Americans United for Life .
Read →My husband and I have four kids, all now in their twenties. When they were young, money was tight, and vacations were often road trips to places where we had family or to my mother-in-law’s cabin in Colorado, where we... The post Are We There Yet? Four Years After Dobbs, the Pro-Life Fight Is Not Finished. It Has Shifted. first appeared on . The post Are We There Yet? Four Years After Dobbs, the Pro-Life Fight Is Not Finished. It Has Shifted. appeared first on .
Read →Because the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision now allows individual states to make their own laws regarding abortion, pro-life people, especially Catholics, face a tough battle throughout the country. One by one, states have begun enshrining abortion into their state laws. Virginia is one such state, and it will confront the […] The post Pro-Life Catholics Must Work to Change the Hearts of Pro-Abortion Catholic Politicians appeared first on Celebrate Life Magazine .
Read →For Immediate Release: April 30, 2026 Contact: media@sbaprolife.org | View Newsroom Speaker Johnson, Pro-Life Senators Emphasize Continuing the Fight for Unborn Children & Mothers After Dobbs Washington, D.C. – Hundreds of pro-life Americans gathered for the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America gala Wednesday evening in Washington, D.C., where SBA President Marjorie Dannenfelser, House Speaker Mike […]
Read →Harned surveys legal disputes affecting state abortion restrictions, including conflicts over abortion medication provided across state lines. The analysis examines shield laws, enforcement disputes, and litigation from a pro-life legal perspective.
Read →Recently, pro-abortion writer Jessica Valenti was a guest on Molly Jong-Fast’s podcast, “Fast Politics.” The topic of the podcast, which featured multiple pro-abortion guests, was “How We Protect Reproductive Rights Against MAGA.” Since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision in June 2022, Valenti has become one of the most prominent voices in favor of legal abortion. […] The post Jessica Valenti misleads about post-Dobbs maternal and infant mortality on podcast appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →Dannenfelser’s address assesses the national political and legal landscape for abortion four years after Dobbs. She outlines priorities for pro-life advocacy, including abortion-drug policy, elections and support for women and children.
Read →It has become common in the three years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade for prolifers to describe the Dobbs decision as a milestone in a longer journey, and in that same time frame it has become clear that we need a better roadmap. The prolife movement spent decades of work and... The post The Debate Over Whether Life Matters appeared first on The Human Life Review .
Read →Why do we still march for life? The Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion in the United States on January 22, 1973, was overturned by the Supreme Court in its Dobbs v. Jackson ruling on June 24, 2022. It’s over. Is there a need to march in Washington and on the capitol steps of every state now that Roe is gone? The answer is yes, and yes, and so much more! Millions of […] The post Why We Still March for Life appeared first on Human Coalition .
Read →This is Issue 40 of the American Reports Series. After Roe v. Wade[1] was overturned in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization,[2] abortion advocates increased their efforts to impose abortion on pro-life states through heavily funded ballot initiatives,[3] the courts,[4] and interstate shipments of abortion-inducing drugs.[5] Lawsuits challenging gestation-based abortion limits[6] claim that the laws […] The post Abortion Law in America Today: Pro-life Responses to Pro-abortion Challenges appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →Well Dobbs is sure turning out to be a pro-life bust. Or is it? Since the 2022 Dobbs decision, which didn’t outlaw abortion but simply put its legality back in the hands of the States, voters in California, Michigan, Ohio, and Vermont have passed amendments to enshrine abortion in their const... The post With Fresh Eyes appeared first on The Human Life Review .
Read →If you’ve followed the news over the past few years, you’ve heard about Roe v. Wade and Dobbs v. Jackson. These two Supreme Court cases have shaped everything about abortion law in America. But where did they come from, and what actually prompted these decisions? Let’s break down the story behind each case, and why it matters to protect life today. Where Did Roe v. Wade Come From? Back in 1969, […] The post From Roe to Dobbs: The Supreme Court Cases That Shaped the Fight for Life appeared first on Human Coalition .
Read →Flinn argues that overturning Roe did not substitute for persuading the public about abortion and protecting unborn life. He advocates locally grounded cultural outreach alongside incremental legal protections that voters will support.
Read →January 5, 2026 New Jersey’s Abortion Surge Reflects a Failure of Leadership and a Tragic Loss of Human Lives By Marie Tasy, Executive Director, New Jersey Right to Life A recent article in the New Jersey Monitor reported that abortions performed in New Jersey rose steadily after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. Planned Parenthood […]
Read →Abortion advocates have misleadingly used the topic of “maternal health” to promote a pro-abortion agenda. Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, the American public has been told repeatedly that abortion is often needed to protect the life of a pregnant woman in an emergency, and that without abortion, maternal mortality in the U.S. would […] The post Fact Sheet: Introduction to Maternal Mortality appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →2024 data from pregnancy centers reveal record growth in services and goods, meet rising needs for women, men and families post-Dobbs. Washington D.C.—The Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) released its 2025 National Pregnancy Center Report which highlighted that 2,775 pregnancy centers nationwide provided over $452 million in total medical care, support and education services, and […] The post NEW: Pregnancy Centers Provided Over $452 Million in Services and Goods to Families appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →It’s no major revelation that the Dobbs decision that reversed Roe v. Wade didn’t actually outlaw abortion. It simply allowed the states to create their own laws. Many of the states that have since enacted laws restricting abortion claim to be “pro-life.” Yet, we know that setting restrictions on killing babies does not make a […] The post New Report Proves ‘Pro-Life’ States Are a Myth appeared first on Celebrate Life Magazine .
Read →by Sarah Newton In the three years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and held there is no federal “right to abortion”, multiple cases have raised the First Amendment rights of sidewalk counselors to speak to and approach abortion-minded women on public property outside abortion facilities. […] The post Bubble Zones: Constitutional, or an Abortion Distortion of the First Amendment? appeared first on Americans United for Life .
Read →Written by Brooke Paz The Future of Abortion Pill Access In 2022, the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision overturned Roe v. Wade, reviving previously unenforceable abortion laws, inspiring new legislative efforts, and inciting scrutiny of life-affirming legislation. Carolyn McDonnell, Litigation Counsel, examines the history of the federal rules prohibiting mail-order abortion […] The post Mail-Order Abortion Rules: Text, Context, and History of the Comstock Act’s Restrictions on Mailing Abortion Pills appeared first on Americans United for Life .
Read →Federal Court Turns Away Abortion Pill Maker’s Attempt To Overturn Dobbs On Wednesday of this week, the Fourth Circuit delivered a significant victory for the […] The post Federal Court Turns Away Abortion Pill Maker’s Attempt To Overturn Dobbs appeared first on .
Read →In the three years that followed Dobbs, the pro-life movement may have sometimes felt like it was absorbing one body blow after another. The “One Big Beautiful Bill”—despite the... The post Planned Parenthood Defunded—For Now appeared first on First Things .
Read →Reflecting on the anniversary of Dobbs, and other thoughts from a heat-wave week
Read →Wesley J. Smith recently participated in a Symposium hosted by the Human Life Review. He was asked to react to the following statement: In the decades between Roe v. Wade and Dobbs, most prolifers believed that Americans were more or less opposed to legalized abortion on demand because a) this was the case in 1973; b) it was imposed on us from above by “raw judicial power,” rather than legislated; and c) surveys repeatedly showed substantial percentages of Americans being disquieted by abortion, especially when you got beyond the hard cases and the earliest weeks of pregnancy. In the first yea
Read →Three years ago, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overruled Roe v. Wade and returned the abortion issue to the democratic process. Following the Dobbs decision, there was a drastic shift in abortion law and policy, especially within the states. Clarke D. Forsythe, Senior Counsel, and Carolyn McDonnell, Litigation Counsel, explore these changes in the […] The post The States’ Response to Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization appeared first on Americans United for Life .
Read →Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade and shifted abortion regulation to the states. While this ruling has led to significant legal victories and protections for life, new challenges such as the rise of chemical abortions and pro-abortion amendments threaten progress. Life Legal remains committed to defending life through strategic litigation and frontline support—your help is crucial in this ongoing fight. The post Dobbs at Three: A Victory—and a Warning appeared first on .
Read →(Washington, D.C.): Today marks the historic victory for life when, three years ago to the day, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, striking down the “grievously wrong” precedent of Roe and Casey. Since a constitutional “right” to abortion has no longer been the law […] The post Americans United for Life Celebrates the Third Anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization appeared first on Americans United for Life .
Read →Conservative Ladies of America interviews OB/GYN William Lile about fetal development, abortion and pro-life strategy after Dobbs. The discussion presents a medical and advocacy case for protecting unborn children while urging the movement to remain engaged in state and national debates.
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