Roe Friday News Today

A study published by Duke University Press found that with less abortion access, there will likely be a disproportionate increase in deaths of Black women in childbirth.

Black people make up just 13% of Ohio’s population, but Black pregnant people make up nearly half of abortions performed in the state, an Ideastream analysis of figures from the U.S. Census and the Ohio Department of Health. That also means that limits on the procedure disproportionately affect Black Ohioans.

The NAACP attacked the Supreme Court's decision to overturn abortion rights and 50 years of precedent that will disproportionately affect Black women

President Biden and Vice President Harris said in a statement Thursday they are “committed to codifying” Roe v. Wade.