2022 Year in Review
The Year in Review is YDS’ biggest and most exciting publication of the year - featuring analysis that covers the most significant and impactful events that have shaped our world.
The 2022 Year in Review explores key events in all regions, from the overturning of Roe v Wade, the war in Ukraine, and the UK leadership crisis, this year’s edition is not one to miss!
Read it now !
The Year in Review is YDS’ biggest and most exciting publication of the year - featuring analysis that covers the most significant and impactful events that have shaped our world.
The 2022 Year in Review explores key events in all regions, from the overturning of Roe v Wade, the war in Ukraine, and the UK leadership crisis, this year’s edition is not one to miss!
Read it now !
P H O T O : J O S H C H R I S T E N S E N / T H E G I D D YOn May 3rd, 2022, a leaked draft opinion revealed that the U.S. Supreme Courtvoted to strike Roe v Wade – a 1973 landmark decision that ruled access toabortion was a constitutionally protected right federally. When the draft wasleaked, Chief Justice John Roberts asserted that this strike to Roe v Wade was notconfirmation of an actual decision. One month later, in a 6-3 majority ruling, theSupreme Court overruled Roe v Wade using the precedent set by Dobbs vJackson Women’s Health, which argued that a Mississippi law banning abortionafter 15 weeks is prudent for the life of the foetus.Following the news of the overruling of Roe v Wade, protests erupted across thecountry and across the world in solidarity with those affected by the new ruling.This has led to an over-simplification of the two sides of the argument: prochoiceand pro-life. Both sides present their reasons, primarily with the beliefthat one life takes precedence over the other; where pro-choice advocates like‘Planned Parenthood’ argue that the quality of life for the pregnant personshould be the priority when making this medical decision.P A G E 5P A G E 8In contrast, pro-life advocates such as ‘Focus On The Family’ offer the argumentthat as life begins at conception, abortion is taking life away from a person andtherefore an action that creates moral reprehensibility. This debate on abortionalso goes beyond the confines of an issue pertaining to “women” as we includethe experiences of those Assigned Female At Birth (AFAB), but no longer identifywith their assigned gender. In this case, I refer to trans men, non-binary, andintersex individuals with female reproductive organs as their experiences furtherhighlight how abortion impacts different demographics of the US population.
P H O T O : T H E N E W A R A BWhile the debate around abortion in the US has been a fixture in the socioculturalsphere for more than 50 years now, the history of abortion laws in theUS extends far further and holds a more complicated interpretation of life,bodily autonomy, and religious freedom. Before 1840, abortion laws in the USwere far less stigmatised than they are today. According to historian JenniferHolland, the factor of limited medical knowledge on foetuses meant thatcriminalising abortion was much more difficult for authorities. As such, lawsaround abortion relied on a British common law to perform the procedureknown as the ‘quickening doctrine’ — wherein foetal movement can bedetected between 4 to 6 months of gestation, thus defining the cutoff for whenan abortion procedure can be carried out. If the abortion occurred past the 6month mark, then the pregnant person would be charged with amisdemeanour. Healthline explains that the change in attitude towardsabortions after 1840 may have been led by male physicians — who establishedthe American Medical Association (AMA) — who argued that their collectiveknowledge of the human body was distinctive and more accurate than theknowledge held by female healers and midwives.By 1900, abortion was criminalised when carried out under any means —medical or chemical — except if the mother’s life was in danger, which camedown to whether a doctor deemed that the mother’s life was at risk. Thishowever did not stop people from seeking out abortions, it only hamperedefforts to have safe abortions.P A G E 59
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P H O T O : J O S H C H R I S T E N S E N / T H E G I D D Y
On May 3rd, 2022, a leaked draft opinion revealed that the U.S. Supreme Court
voted to strike Roe v Wade – a 1973 landmark decision that ruled access to
abortion was a constitutionally protected right federally. When the draft was
leaked, Chief Justice John Roberts asserted that this strike to Roe v Wade was not
confirmation of an actual decision. One month later, in a 6-3 majority ruling, the
Supreme Court overruled Roe v Wade using the precedent set by Dobbs v
Jackson Women’s Health, which argued that a Mississippi law banning abortion
after 15 weeks is prudent for the life of the foetus.
Following the news of the overruling of Roe v Wade, protests erupted across the
country and across the world in solidarity with those affected by the new ruling.
This has led to an over-simplification of the two sides of the argument: prochoice
and pro-life. Both sides present their reasons, primarily with the belief
that one life takes precedence over the other; where pro-choice advocates like
‘Planned Parenthood’ argue that the quality of life for the pregnant person
should be the priority when making this medical decision.
P A G E 5
P A G E 8
In contrast, pro-life advocates such as ‘Focus On The Family’ offer the argument
that as life begins at conception, abortion is taking life away from a person and
therefore an action that creates moral reprehensibility. This debate on abortion
also goes beyond the confines of an issue pertaining to “women” as we include
the experiences of those Assigned Female At Birth (AFAB), but no longer identify
with their assigned gender. In this case, I refer to trans men, non-binary, and
intersex individuals with female reproductive organs as their experiences further
highlight how abortion impacts different demographics of the US population.
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