Dobbs v. Jackson overturns Roe v. Wade
Event Reviewed Automatically reviewed for factual accuracy, tone, and neutrality. Review does not check claims against cited sources. Last reviewed 20 October 2026.The Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson decision holds the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, overturning Roe v. Wade and returning abortion regulation to the states.
The Court held that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, overruled Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, and returned abortion regulation to the states. The case arose from Mississippi’s Gestational Age Act.
Access then shifted toward routes organized and coordinated online. By the end of 2024, one in four abortions in the United States were provided via telehealth, and one in seven were provided under state shield laws — statutes that protect clinicians who mail medication abortion to patients in states with bans or telehealth restrictions.
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Supreme Court of the United States. Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, 597 U.S. 215. (2022). Slip opinion announcing the decision on 24 June 2022, overruling Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and returning abortion regulation to the states. The case arose from Mississippi's Gestational Age Act.
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Sobel, L., Gomez, I., & Salganicoff, A. (2026). The Intersection of State and Federal Policies on Access to Medication Abortion Via Telehealth after Dobbs. KFF. Published 24 July 2025, updated 15 May 2026. Source for the post-Dobbs telehealth share — one in four US abortions provided via telehealth by the end of 2024 — and for shield laws, under which one in seven abortions were provided to people in states with bans or telehealth restrictions.
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