A year after the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, legal abortions across the United States are down 3%, as several states have either limited or banned abortion access.
The Supreme Court's decision, made on June 24, 2022, paved the way for all 50 states to make decisions on limiting abortion, with several Republican states implementing restrictions in the year since the historic decision. The limiting of access to abortion in several Republican states has led to an increase in the number of abortions practiced in Democratic states, according to Axios.
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Planned Parenthood of Illinois experienced a 54% increase in abortion patients over the last year. The state of Illinois, a Democrat-led state, is surrounded by several Republican-led states.
The U.S. public's opinion on the Supreme Court's decision has remained largely unchanged in the 12 months that have passed since the decision, as 57% of respondents in a national poll opposed the decision in June 2023, which is 1% up from when the precedent was struck down last year. Only 25% of Democrats support the Dobbs decision one year out, compared to an overwhelming 68% of Republicans.
President Joe Biden marked the 1-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision by writing on social media that the Supreme Court "took away a constitutional right from the American people."
"My Administration has taken swift and strong action — but the job isn't finished until Congress codifies the protections of Roe v. Wade once and for all," Biden tweeted.
One year ago, the Supreme Court took away a constitutional right from the American people, denying women the right to choose.
— President Biden (@POTUS) June 24, 2023
My Administration has taken swift and strong action – but the job isn't finished until Congress codifies the protections of Roe v. Wade once and for all. pic.twitter.com/NjoQrW6Kj3
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A year ago, most of the Supreme Court justices appointed by Republican presidents joined the opinion authored by Justice Samuel Alito in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, ruling Mississippi can maintain its law banning abortion after 15 weeks of gestation. In addition to Alito, those voting in favor were Amy Coney Barrett, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Chief Justice John Roberts.
“The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled; and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives,” a syllabus of the opinion said.