Many scientists have begun asking how the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn RoeVWade will affect the research community, especially in states that ban or severely restrict abortion.
on 24 June, eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion and handing decisions about abortion access to state legislators, the response across the polarized country was swift, dramatic, and divided. Many scientists decried the decision as a potentially deadly violation of human rights. “Abortion bans will kill people in lots of different horrible ways,” tweeted Amanda Stevenson, a researcher who studies abortion at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
The Supreme Court’s reversal will likely be felt most strongly in groups that are already underrepresented in science, says Nicole Williams, the outreach director for the nonprofit 500 Women Scientists. “Being an African-American woman, and just knowing the stats—that Black birthing persons already experience high levels of pregnancy-related mortality—the overturning ofThese concerns have some scientists reconsidering their career plans and stance on where they’re willing to live and work.
Faculty members already established in affected states are wrestling with similar questions. “I had to take a mental health day just to process everything that happened and deal with the emotions,” says an assistant professor in a biomedical field who is based in a southern state where abortion is now illegal in nearly all cases.
Some university administrators have issued statements expressing support for their students’ and employees’ reproductive rights. The M.D.-Ph.D. student, for instance, says her school administrators sent out an email assuring the community that trainees and faculty will be supported to the extent possible. But other universities have remained silent, frustrating academics who want to know their employer is paying attention to the issue.
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