The majority opinion in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health gave the nation a lesson in the history of the relevant caselaw, legal precedent, and common law traditions regarding abortion in the United States. It also presents a master class on the proper examination of cases in the Supreme Court and the meaning, strengths, and weaknesses of the principle of stare decisis. In this article, Blackwell gives readers a summary of this monumental opinion and its depth of information and analysis.

In the highly politicized world of maternal-fetal health care, the lines between risks associated with pregnancy and the presence of active pathologies caused or exacerbated by pregnancy are blurred in the name of reproductive freedom. Rather than treat these risks as something to be aware of during pregnancy, the pro-abortion lobby treats them as reasons to terminate pregnancy regardless how realistic they are. In this article, the author pushes back against the movement to treat potential risks, no matter how remote, as immediate dangers.