It’s an understatement to say loads has occurred within the yr because the Supreme Court overturned the nationwide proper to abortion in its determination in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

But whereas lots of the subsequent legislative and courtroom actions to both ban or protect entry to abortion have been predicted, the choice has had different, typically far-reaching penalties.

In this particular episode of KFF Health News’ “What the Health?” 4 reporters who’ve carefully coated the difficulty — host and KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Shefali Luthra of The nineteenth, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call — attempt to condense all that has occurred because the nationwide proper to abortion was revoked.

The host

Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner

Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly well being coverage information podcast, “What the Health?” A famous professional on well being coverage points, Julie is the writer of the critically praised reference e-book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to Z,” now in its third version.

Panelists

Shefali Luthra The nineteenth @Shefalil

Alice Miranda Ollstein Politico @AliceOllstein

Sandhya Raman CQ Roll Call @SandhyaWrites

Among the takeaways from this week’s episode:

• In the Dobbs ruling final yr, some justices mentioned the choice would settle the difficulty of abortion within the courts. That has turned out to not be the case; jurisprudence about abortion entry continues, largely in state courts.
• President Joe Biden has issued government orders to protect entry to reproductive well being care, together with not too long ago by directing federal companies to seek out methods to extend entry to contraception. But not the entire administration’s calls have translated into federal motion, and a few progressive teams are disenchanted the Biden administration has not gone additional in defending abortion care.
• Perhaps probably the most vital motion in Congress has been Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) blocking Pentagon nominations over a Defense Department coverage supporting the flexibility of troops and their dependents to journey for abortion care. So far he has held up greater than 250 nominations amid accusations that he’s undermining nationwide safety.
• After Dobbs, there was nervousness in Democratic-run states that abortion restrictions would seep throughout state borders and result in interstate prosecutions concentrating on abortion care. Those considerations have, up to now, not materialized. Meanwhile, some states try extra roundabout methods to ban abortion, resembling requiring all abortions be carried out in hospitals when there are not any hospitals within the state that carry out the process.
• Polls present voters at the moment are extra supportive of abortion entry than they’ve been in a few years; extra against second-trimester bans; and extra more likely to determine abortion as a key precedence once they vote. Health care suppliers are discovering themselves pressed into advocacy or selecting to maneuver to different states, probably creating long-term care deserts.
• Plus, our panel of reporters displays on one factor that may follow them from their experiences masking abortion within the first yr after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Also this week, Rovner interviews Alina Salganicoff, senior vp and director for Women’s Health Policy at KFF. For KFF analysis and sources on reproductive well being, click here.

Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists recommend the favourite abortion-related tales they wrote prior to now yr they assume you need to learn, too:

Julie Rovner: KFF Health News’ “Three Things About the Abortion Debate That Many People Get Wrong,” by Julie Rovner.

Shefali Luthra: The nineteenth’s “93 Days: The Summer America Lost Roe v. Wade,” by Shefali Luthra.

Alice Miranda Ollstein: Politico’s “Kansas’ Abortion Vote Kicks Off New Post-Roe Era,” by Alice Miranda Ollstein.

Sandhya Raman: Roll Call’s “Conservatives Use Abortion Strategies in Fight Over Trans Care,” by Sandhya Raman.

Credits

Francis Ying Audio producer Emmarie Huetteman Editor