We all deserve the right to make informed decisions about our own health. That right has been in danger for years—and since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, it’s under siege.I grew up in the South with an abstinence-only education—if you can call that an “education.”This approach, which teaches nothing about sex except not to have it, is an utter failure. It’s been proven to have no effect on reducing adolescent pregnancies.
Reproductive healthcare wasn’t easy even before the Supreme Court reversed Roe, especially in the South.For instance, in Alabama, we had only three healthcare providers willing to provide abortion care. The state imposed stricter than national average gestational limits, a two-visit prerequisite, and a 48-hour waiting period. If the situation was an emergency, the documentation for a medical exception was extremely difficult to obtain.Now it’s even worse.