Two years after Dobbs, the state has become a battleground in a whole new way.
People in the small town of Marshall, Texas , first noticed the billboard on a sweltering summer Friday in 2020. Posted on the stretch ofby some state governors to restrict abortions. But in June 2022, the high court stripped the constitutional right to abortion in, abortion access was back up for debate.
Further, the most recent waves of local abortion restrictions operate by isolating pregnant people within their communities—so advocacy options need to instead focus on forming connections. Individuals and organizations alike should recognize the connections between abortion and other local reproductive justice topics.
Connecting through shared information also strengthens local abortion access. First, people in abortion-restricting localities should track attempts to police pregnant people—such information could form a record for potential litigation against the restrictive laws. Additionally, cities where abortion remains legal can continue to broadlyof abortion-access advocates wary of legal liability.
The past few years of abortion headlines have pointed our attention up the Supreme Court steps and to national abortion debates. But the future of abortion access lies in East Texas’ short-lived billboards. Abortion may be a blessing, but because of new, hyperlocal restrictions, it is more embattled than
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