post-Roe
post-Roe adjective: after the decision of Roe v. Wade (1973) in the United States, generally protecting the right to have an abortion.
Adjective
post-Roe or post-Roe (not comparable)
- After the decision of Roe v. Wade (1973) in the United States, generally protecting the right to have an abortion.
- Within 9 months of the Roe decision, 188 bills to restrict abortion were introduced in 41 states. As described in Chapter 5, post-Roe statutes included requirements of spousal or parental consent, hospitalization for second trimester abortions, mandatory waiting periods, and funding restrictions.1988, Committee for Abortion Rights and Against Sterilization Abuse, edited by Susan Elizabeth Davis, Women Under Attack: Victories, Backlash, and the Fight for Reproductive Freedom, Boston, Mass....
- In the post-Roe period, however, state authority was largely taken away by the federal courts (strict scrutiny analysis prevailed), yet abortion was a lively issue in many state legislatures.1992, Glen A. Halva-Neubauer, Legislative Agenda Setting in the States: The Case of Abortion Policy, Minneapolis, Minn.: University of Minnesota, page 3
- After the overturning of Roe v. Wade (2022).
- It is probably safe to assume that the effort will begin again once the reality of a post-Roe America sets in.2019, Robin Marty, Handbook for a Post-Roe America, Seven Stories Press, →ISBN
- Our goal is to preview what a post-Roe landscape might look like.2022 June 6, David Leonhardt, “A Post-Roe America”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Jun 2022
- Synonyms:
- post-Dobbs
Examples of post-Roe in a sentence
- Supreme Court upheld three key provisions of the Missouri statute and, though it didn’t overturn Roe, set back the “pro-choice” movement more than any decision in the post-Roe period.1994, William A[nthony] Donohue, Twilight of Liberty: Legacy of the ACLU, Abingdon, Oxon; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, published 2017, →ISBN:
- The post-Roe rise in births in the U.S. will be concentrated in some of the worst states for infant and maternal health.2022 December 16, Melissa Jeltsen, “We Are Not Prepared for the Coming Surge of Babies”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 05...
Synonyms of post-Roe
Origin of post-Roe
From post- + Roe.
Questions about post-Roe
- What does post-Roe mean?
- Post-Roe means after the decision of Roe v. Wade (1973) in the United States, generally protecting the right to have an abortion.
- How do you use post-Roe in a sentence?
- Supreme Court upheld three key provisions of the Missouri statute and, though it didn’t overturn Roe, set back the “pro-choice” movement more than any decision in the post-Roe period.
- What part of speech is post-Roe?
- Post-Roe is an adjective.
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