
{"id":3948,"date":"2022-07-11T11:07:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T11:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/science-in-the-post-roe-world\/"},"modified":"2025-01-15T06:25:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T06:25:53","slug":"science-in-the-post-roe-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/science-in-the-post-roe-world","title":{"rendered":"Science in the post-Roe world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">On June 24, 2022,<i> <\/i>the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark <i>Roe v. Wade <\/i>ruling, which had protected a woman\u2019s right to have an abortion, and allowed individual states to impose their own laws. Currently, abortion is heavily restricted or even banned in nine states of the US, and this number is projected to rise to more than 26. The overturning of <i>Roe v. Wade <\/i>has serious implications for women\u2019s health, maternal mortality, infant mortality, poverty, and socioeconomic equality in the US. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin:2pt 0cm 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#2f5496\"><span style=\"font-weight:normal\">The response of the scientific community<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">Scientists and scientific bodies across the US and other countries were quick in condemning the dismantling of <i>Roe v. Wade<\/i>. The journal <i>Nature<\/i>, for instance, called the verdict a \u201ctragedy\u201d<a href=\"#_edn1\" name=\"_ednref1\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\" id=\"_ednref1\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">[1]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> in an editorial. The American Medical Association stated that they were \u201cdeeply disturbed,\u201d<a href=\"#_edn2\" name=\"_ednref2\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\" id=\"_ednref2\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">[2]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> terming the decision \u201can egregious allowance of government intrusion into the medical examination room, a direct attack on the practice of medicine and the patient-physician relationship, and a brazen violation of patients\u2019 rights to evidence-based reproductive health services.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">Additionally, the board of directors of the American Urogynecologic Society issued a statement<a href=\"#_edn3\" name=\"_ednref3\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\" id=\"_ednref3\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><u><span style=\"color:#0563c1\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><u><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#0563c1\">[3]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/a> that they oppose \u201cany ruling that restricts a person\u2019s access to health care and criminalizes the practice of medicine.\u201d The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists called the SCOTUS decision \u201ca direct blow to bodily autonomy, reproductive health, patient safety, and health equity.\u201d<a href=\"#_edn4\" name=\"_ednref4\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\" id=\"_ednref4\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">[4]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">These sentiments were echoed by international bodies like WHO, which termed the decision a \u201cset-back,\u201d adding that \u201cAll women should have the right to choose when it comes to their bodies and health.\u201d<a href=\"#_edn5\" name=\"_ednref5\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\" id=\"_ednref5\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">[5]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> Joining WHO\u2019s voice, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics said that this decision would \u201ccost lives for years to come.\u201d<a href=\"#_edn6\" name=\"_ednref6\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\" id=\"_ednref6\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">[6]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin:2pt 0cm 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#2f5496\"><span style=\"font-weight:normal\">Impact on research and the role of researchers <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">This reversal of <i>Roe v. Wade<\/i> can have a huge impact on the research landscape of the US. Women, who are already underrepresented in science, may feel forced to reconsider their career choices. A <i>Forbes <\/i>article suggested that the verdict could influence women students\u2019 choice of university<a href=\"#_edn7\" name=\"_ednref7\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\" id=\"_ednref7\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span style=\"color:#0563c1\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#0563c1\">[7]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> in that they will be less interested in schools based in states where abortion is illegal. In other words, abortion policies have the potential to transform the demographic makeup of campuses and even the scientific workforce of the future, by impeding participation from women, particularly BIPOC, minority, and lower-income women. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">To combat this, senior researchers or those in leadership positions can significantly influence their own organization\u2019s policies and practices related to reproductive health (e.g., maternity leave, health care benefits, and on-campus daycare centers for student mothers). They can also take steps to create a non-judgmental and supportive atmosphere for pregnant people in their campuses, labs, etc. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">Furthermore, the overturning of <i>Roe v. Wade <\/i>has added to the discussion around the ways in which research findings can be taken out of context or misinterpreted. The research findings by Dr Giandomenico Iannetti, a neuroscientist in the UK, on pain and the human brain used were used in anti-abortion arguments to \u201cprove\u201d that a fetus can suffer pain before 24 weeks. Iannetti expressed his displeasure in an interview with <i>The Guardian<\/i>, where he stated that the interpretation of his work is \u201can unjustified leap.\u201d<a href=\"#_edn8\" name=\"_ednref8\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\" id=\"_ednref8\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">[8]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> \u00a0Eminent researchers like Dr. Selina Sandoval (University of California, San Diego) and Dr. Jonas Swartz (Duke University School of Medicine)<a href=\"#_edn9\" name=\"_ednref9\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\" id=\"_ednref9\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">[9]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> agree that anti-abortion claims around fetal pain are exaggerated. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">Iannetti\u2019s case highlights the importance of science communication. Researchers may find their study results being exaggerated and distorted, with implications far outside their field of work. Therefore, universities, research societies, and researchers themselves should take steps to improve the ways in which science is communicated to academics and non-academics alike to avoid laws and public policies that are based on misinterpreted and poorly understood scientific evidence. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin:2pt 0cm 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size:13pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#2f5496\"><span style=\"font-weight:normal\">Conclusion<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">The overturning of <i>Roe v. Wade<\/i> does not affect only women of childbearing age. The SCOTUS verdict has far-reaching implications for the scientific workforce as well as how scientific research is conducted, shared, and applied, and its effects will be felt for years to come. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" size=\"1\" width=\"33%\" \/>\n<div id=\"edn1\">\n<p class=\"MsoEndnoteText\" style=\"margin:0cm\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><a href=\"#_ednref1\" name=\"_edn1\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\" id=\"_edn1\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">[1]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> The US Supreme Court abortion verdict is a tragedy. This is how research organizations can help. Nature 606, 839-840 (2022). DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/d41586-022-01760-6\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/d41586-022-01760-6<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"edn2\">\n<p class=\"MsoEndnoteText\" style=\"margin:0cm\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><a href=\"#_ednref2\" name=\"_edn2\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\" id=\"_edn2\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">[2]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> Resneck Jr, J. Dobbs ruling is an assault on reproductive health, safe medical practice. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ama-assn.org\/about\/leadership\/dobbs-ruling-assault-reproductive-health-safe-medical-practice\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">https:\/\/www.ama-assn.org\/about\/leadership\/dobbs-ruling-assault-reproductive-health-safe-medical-practice<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"edn3\">\n<p class=\"MsoEndnoteText\" style=\"margin:0cm\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><a href=\"#_ednref3\" name=\"_edn3\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\" id=\"_edn3\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">[3]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> American Urogynecologic Society. American Urogynecologic Society releases statement on Roe v Wade overruling. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.contemporaryobgyn.net\/view\/american-urogynecologic-society-releases-statement-on-roe-v-wade-overruling\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">https:\/\/www.contemporaryobgyn.net\/view\/american-urogynecologic-society-releases-statement-on-roe-v-wade-overruling<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"edn4\">\n<p class=\"MsoEndnoteText\" style=\"margin:0cm\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><a href=\"#_ednref4\" name=\"_edn4\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\" id=\"_edn4\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">[4]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> Hoskins, I. A. ACOG statement on the decision in Dobbs V. Jackson. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acog.org\/news\/news-releases\/2022\/06\/acog-statement-on-the-decision-in-dobbs-v-jackson\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">https:\/\/www.acog.org\/news\/news-releases\/2022\/06\/acog-statement-on-the-decision-in-dobbs-v-jackson<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"edn5\">\n<p class=\"MsoEndnoteText\" style=\"margin:0cm\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><a href=\"#_ednref5\" name=\"_edn5\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\" id=\"_edn5\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">[5]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> WHO. WHO Director-General&#8217;s opening remarks at the media briefing \u2013 29 June 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/director-general\/speeches\/detail\/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing---29-june-2022\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">https:\/\/www.who.int\/director-general\/speeches\/detail\/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing&#8212;29-june-2022<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"edn6\">\n<p class=\"MsoEndnoteText\" style=\"margin:0cm\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><a href=\"#_ednref6\" name=\"_edn6\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\" id=\"_edn6\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">[6]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. As the US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade, global health care organisations call on all governments to defend access to safe and quality abortion care. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.figo.org\/us-supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade-global-organisations-defend-abortion\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">https:\/\/www.figo.org\/us-supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade-global-organisations-defend-abortion<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"edn7\">\n<p class=\"MsoEndnoteText\" style=\"margin:0cm\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><a href=\"#_ednref7\" name=\"_edn7\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\" id=\"_edn7\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">[7]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> Esaki-Smith, A. Will the end of Roe V. Wade influence in what states women decide to go to university? <i>Forbes<\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/annaesakismith\/2022\/06\/27\/will-the-end-of-roe-v-wade-influence-in-what-states-women-decide-to-go-to-university\/?sh=4c93c6b67a5a\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/annaesakismith\/2022\/06\/27\/will-the-end-of-roe-v-wade-influence-in-what-states-women-decide-to-go-to-university\/?sh=4c93c6b67a5a<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"edn8\">\n<p class=\"MsoEndnoteText\" style=\"margin:0cm\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><a href=\"#_ednref8\" name=\"_edn8\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\" id=\"_edn8\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">[8]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> Fazackerley, A. British scientist says US anti-abortion lawyers misused his work to attack Roe v Wade. <i>The Guardian <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2022\/may\/08\/british-scientist-says-us-anti-abortion-lawyers-misused-his-work-to-attack-roe-v-wade\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2022\/may\/08\/british-scientist-says-us-anti-abortion-lawyers-misused-his-work-to-attack-roe-v-wade<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"edn9\">\n<p class=\"MsoEndnoteText\" style=\"margin:0cm\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><a href=\"#_ednref9\" name=\"_edn9\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\" id=\"_edn9\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span class=\"MsoEndnoteReference\" style=\"vertical-align:super\"><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">[9]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> Sanders, L. 5 misunderstandings of pregnancy biology that cloud the abortion debate. <i>ScienceNews<\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/abortion-roe-v-wade-pregnancy-biology-supreme-court-ruling\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/abortion-roe-v-wade-pregnancy-biology-supreme-court-ruling<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, which had protected a woman\u2019s right to have an abortion, and allowed individual states to impose their own laws. Currently, abortion is heavily restricted or even banned in nine states of the US, and this number is projected to rise [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":33313,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2408],"tags":[2770,2644,69,2771],"new_categories":[],"new_tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-3948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-diversity-equity-and-inclusion","tag-industry-updates","tag-women-in-science","tag-world-events-and-research"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Science in the post-Roe world<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"On June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. 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