2015 State of the States: Fighting Back By Pushing Forward
Politicians in statehouses across the country continued to attack women’s access to vital health care services in 2015, introducing nearly 400 bills and enacting 47 new laws restricting access to reproductive health care this legislative session. 2015 State of the States: Fighting Back by Pushing Forward provides a state-by-state summary of restrictions passed in 2015, as well as an overview of major developments in the courts regarding unconstitutional intrusions on the right to safe and legal abortion. The report also provides some bright spots in the midst of this year’s onslaught of restrictions, noting that nearly 300 measures were introduced in state legislatures across the country intended to protect or advance reproductive health and rights.