Catholics for Choice

The article highlights the challenges of accessing later abortions in the U.S. four years after the Dobbs decision, focusing on two women who faced gestational limits in their states. Advocates are divided on strategies to expand access, with some pushing to remove 18-week bans and others prioritizing earlier abortion rights. Researchers note the complexity and limited availability of later abortions, while political debates continue over viability limits.

Four years after the Dobbs decision, advocates debate strategies for expanding later abortion access, highlighted by cases like Kate Dineen's denied abortion in Massachusetts due to gestational limits and Erika Christensen's founding of Patient Forward after facing restrictions in 2016. The article notes challenges in accessing later abortions, with some states maintaining bans after 18 weeks and advocates pushing for reform.

Four years after the Dobbs decision, advocates clash over later abortion access as Erika Christensen and Kate Dineen share personal experiences highlighting challenges with gestational limits. Researchers note later abortions are rare, complex, and politically contentious, with some states maintaining bans after 18 weeks. Advocates push for policy changes while others focus on earlier abortion access.

Four years after the Dobbs decision, advocates for later abortion access clash over strategies, with some pushing to repeal gestational bans in 21 states while others focus on earlier access. Erika Christensen founded Patient Forward after needing to travel for an abortion due to pregnancy complications, and Kate Dineen faced a gestational limit in Massachusetts when her fetus suffered a catastrophic stroke. Later abortions remain rare, complex, and politically contentious.