Women Wonder What’s Next for Abortion Rights After Roe’s Reversal

Lincoln, Neb., appeared like an exquisite place to stay to Jessica Versaw, 33. It is a university city the place she has a supportive community of household and buddies. But because the determination, she has spent a lot of her time considering what a post-Roe world means for Nebraska.

Now, Ms. Versaw, a software designer, is entertaining the thought of transferring out of the state. Abortion continues to be authorized, however Gov. Pete Ricketts, a Republican, has stated he’ll transfer to ban it, even in instances of rape.

“We thought it was enough to live somewhere that’s this blue dot in a red state,” she stated. “But if the state is going to leave us behind, then we will leave it.”

Abbey Ragain, a 23-year-old in Lincoln, stated she had heard from buddies in different states the place abortion entry had been threatened or banned, and was much more decided to combat an analogous transfer in Nebraska.

“We aren’t working towards a future, or living in a state that protects existing lives,” she stated.

Emily Ross, a 33-year-old project supervisor in a producing plant in Greensburg, Pa., didn’t contemplate herself politically lively earlier than. But now she feels compelled to volunteer for a political marketing campaign, attempting to elect a Democratic governor within the fall election. If Roe might be overturned, would the Supreme Court tackle contraception subsequent — even the morning-after tablet?

“I’m really concerned about what the future could be, because this is Step 1,” she stated. “I don’t care what anyone says: There are a lot of liberties we thought we had, and I don’t think they will exist come five years from now unless we make serious changes.”