Opinion: Supporters of abortion rights should be energized, not demoralized
By David S. Cohen and Carole Joffe April 29 at 2:00 PM David S. Cohen is a law professor at Drexel University’s Kline School of Law. Carole Joffe is a professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the University of California, San Francisco.
But, propelled in large part by a young, diverse wave of advocates for reproductive justice, state and local governments have vigorously responded to this threat. In Kansas, state courts blocked the legislature’s ban on abortion by telemedicine, an important development that will increase access to the procedure for the large, sparsely populated state, and found a constitutional right to abortion under the state constitution, stopping a ban on second-trimester abortions from taking effect.
This trend isn’t new. Last year, more than half the states in the country adopted laws that expanded reproductive rights and access, involving not only abortion but contraception and sex education as well.
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