Latest NewsThe Next Infodemic: Abortion Misinformation RandyAugust 9, 2025 Approximately 20% of women in the United States have had an abortion. On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization allowed a Mississippi law that proposed to make abortion illegal after 15 weeks to stand, which effectively overturned Roe v. Wade, a 1973 SCOTUS decision that affirmed the right to have an abortion under the 14th amendment . With the reversal of Roe v. Wade, a perfect storm of factors is driving an abortion infodemic including a confusing and rapidly changing legislative landscape, the proliferation of abortion disinformants, lax efforts by internet and social media companies to abate abortion misinformation, proposed legislation and policies that prohibit the provision of accurate information about abortion, and deep stigma around publicly discussing abortion felt by both patients and providers. Abortion CareHealthcareMisinformationReproductive rights
