USC News, May 6, 2022
The Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion that could reverse Roe v. Wade has many people wondering what a post-Roe landscape might look like. Dima Qato, an associate professor at the USC School of Pharmacy and senior fellow at the USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics, offers insights:
1. California is likely to become a hotspot for abortion care.
2. Maternal health, particularly for low-income women of color, will be affected.
3. Further access to affordable contraception will be necessary.
4. Availability of birth control in local pharmacies will need to be a priority.
5. The use and coverage of abortion pills will be limited or banned in more states.
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