States passed hundreds of reproductive health measures in 2023, the first full year of legislative sessions after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion.
The Dobbs v. Jackson’s Women’s Health Organization ruling unleashed a “tumultuous” burst of legislative activity, encompassing debates about abortion rights, gender-affirming care, access to contraception and data privacy, according to a report from the Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit research and policy organization that supports abortion rights.
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