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Study Finds Anger, Fear After Dobbs Ruling

FILE - An abortion rights protestor, center, uses a megaphone as anti-abortion demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court during the March for Life, Jan. 20, 2023, in Washington.

A study published in Frontiers in Public Health found students were angry, afraid and concerned about the loss of rights after the 2021 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

Anarticle in Contemporary OB/GYN says the ruling, which removed guaranteed access to abortions in the United States, has also led to increased contraceptive use by young adults. (January 2024)