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English-speaking, Texan and from vulnerable backgrounds: The Americans still accessing abortion thanks to Mexican feminists

The year 2023 was pivotal for understanding the effects of abortion restrictions in the United States. A year earlier, in June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the decision known as Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (JWHO), which overturned the abortion-rights protection established by a previous ruling from 1973: Roe v. Wade. Since then, thousands of American women have ended pregnancies with help from Mexican feminist collectives. Several recent studies put a face to those seeking abortions: a large share come from states such as Texas, where abortion is banned, and live in neighborhoods with high levels of poverty.

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Protest for abortion rights in Mexico, in September 2025.

© J. Scott Applewhite (AP)

Jane Roe and her lawyer Gloria Allred, in Washington in April 1989.
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