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Supreme Court Overturning of Roe v. Wade: 2020s

Compilation of select federal responses to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decision overturning Roe v. Wade. A special thanks to Kelly Smith, of UC San Diego, for intially gathering many of the documents in this guide.

Historical documents from the 2020s

Texas's unconstitutional abortion ban and the role of the shadow docket
Call Number: Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG.117-851

Publication Date: September 29, 2021
The Texas abortion ban and its devastating impact on communities and families
Call Number: Y 4.J 89/1:117-45

Publication Date: November 4, 2021
Texas Heartbeat Act (S.B. 8) Litigation: Supreme Court Identifies Narrow Path for Challenges to Texas Abortion Law
Call Number: LC 14.25:LSB 10668/

Publication Date: December 13, 2021
Revoking your rights: the ongoing crisis in abortion care access
Call Number: Y 4.J 89/1:117-68

Publication Date: May 18, 2022
Supreme Court rules no constitutional right to abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
Call Number: LC 14.25:LSB 10768/

Publication Date: June 27, 2022
Abortion, Data Privacy, and Law Enforcement Access: A Legal Overview
Call Number: LC 14.25:LSB 10786/

Publication Date: July 8, 2022
Congressional Authority to Regulate Abortion
Call Number: LC 14.25:LSB 10787/

Publication Date: July 8, 2022
The impact of the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision on abortion rights and access across the United States
Call Number: Y 4.OV 2:117-91

Publication Date: July 13, 2022
Reproductive care in a post-Roe America: barriers, challenges, and threats to women's health
Call Number: Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG.117-403

Publication Date: July 13, 2022
What's next: the threat to individual freedoms in a post-Roe world
Call Number: Y 4.J 89/1:117-73

Publication Date: July 14, 2022
Department of Veterans Affairs: abortion policy
Call Number: LC 14.23:R 47191/

Publication Date: July 26, 2022
Examining the harm to patients from abortion restrictions and the threat of a national abortion ban
Call Number: Y 4.OV 2:117-107

Publication Date: September 29, 2022
Post-Roe abortion bans threaten women's lives: health care providers speak out on the devastating harm posed by abortion bans and restrictions
Call Number: Y 1.3:AB 7

Publication Date: October 2022
Potential enforcement of state abortion laws on Federal property
Call Number: LC 14.23:R 47291/

Publication Date: October 2022
Medication abortion: a changing legal landscape
Call Number: LC 14.25:LSB 10706/

Publication Date: October 2022
FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act: Military abortion policies
Call Number: LC 14.25/2:IN 11960/

Publication Date: March 21, 2023
Medication abortion: new litigation may affect access
Call Number: LC 14.25:LSB 10919/

Publication Date: August 2023
State laws restricting or prohibiting abortion
Call Number: LC 14.23:R 47595/

Publication Date: October 2023
The assault on women's freedoms: how abortion bans have created a health care nightmare across America
Call Number: Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG.118-465

Publication Date: June 4, 2024
Medication abortion access remains unchanged as supreme court rejects legal challenge on standing grounds
Call Number: LC 14.25:LSB 11183/

Publication Date: June 26, 2024
Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho but leaves litigation unresolved
Call Number: LC 14.25:LSB 11196/

Publication Date: July 2024
Guidance regarding revocation of Executive Orders 14076 and 14079 and complying with statutory restrictions on taxpayer funding for abortion
Call Number: PREX 2.4/3:25-12

Publication Date: April 28, 2025