Pulling the Trigger on Women’s Reproductive Rights: The Short-term Effects of Overturning Roe v. Wade on Women’s Mental Health and Labor Markets Outcomes
In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Dobbs in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade. The decision eliminated the almost 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion and automatically activated trigger laws imposing immediate abortion bans in 12 states. Previous research suggests that legalization of abortion leads to higher female labor force parti