Reproductive Biology’s David Hackney says abortion-rights advocates should emphasize freedom and individual rights

Many post-Dobbs abortion fears have not come to pass. What does that mean for advocates?

STAT News: David Hackney, Associate professor at the Department of Reproductive Biology, said several predictions following the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision—including falling abortion rates and rising maternal and infant deaths—haven’t fully materialized. He argues abortion-rights advocates should ground their case in freedom and individual rights, while acknowledging that bans have harmed some patients.