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post-Dobbs

post-Dobbs adjective: after the decision of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022), holding that abortion is not a constitutional right in the United States.

Adjective

post-Dobbs (not comparable)

  1. After the decision of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022), holding that abortion is not a constitutional right in the United States.
    • “What we're seeing now is this post-Dobbs backlash,” said Jessica Taylor, an analyst at the non-partisan Cook Political Report. “And Republicans have clearly not come up with an effective message for this.”2023 November 11, James Politi, Alex Rogers, quoting Jessica Taylor, “Democrats take heart from voter backlash against abortion curbs”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC...
    Synonyms:
    post-Roe

Synonyms of post-Dobbs

Origin of post-Dobbs

From post- + Dobbs, after Thomas E. Dobbs, former health officer of Mississippi.

Questions about post-Dobbs

What does post-Dobbs mean?
Post-Dobbs means after the decision of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022), holding that abortion is not a constitutional right in the United States.
What part of speech is post-Dobbs?
Post-Dobbs is an adjective.

Words near post-Dobbs in the dictionary

  1. post-democracy
  2. post-democratic
  3. post-digital
  4. post-disaster
  5. post-disco
  6. post-Dobbs
  7. post-doc
  8. post-docs
  9. post-donation
  10. post-dubstep
  11. post-dynastic

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