Reproductive injustice in action: The impact of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision on Indigenous and minority women.
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2025-03-05
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(Hill) Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Eastern Washington University, Spokane, Washington, United States.
(Houghton) Department of Applied Social Sciences, Technological University of the Shannon, Limerick, Ireland.
(Keogh Ross) Department of Public Health and Health Administration, Eastern Washington University, Spokane, Washington, United States.
(Houghton) Department of Applied Social Sciences, Technological University of the Shannon, Limerick, Ireland.
(Keogh Ross) Department of Public Health and Health Administration, Eastern Washington University, Spokane, Washington, United States.
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2025
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First Nations Health and Wellbeing - The Lowitja Journal. Vol.3, 2025, pp.100042.
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First Nations Health and Wellbeing - The Lowitja Journal
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The United States of America (USA) is a country founded upon an unholy trinity of genocide, slavery and ethnic cleansing. The impacts of this assault remain blatantly clear and can be seen across the whole country. A crucial insight into the state of USA society is afforded via its significant health inequities. Systemic and structural racism are widespread there, as are engrained racist attitudes and ideologies. One field in which this is particularly evident is maternal mortality. The racial dimensions of this iniquity are blatant and unacceptable. However, to compound an ongoing tragedy, the recent Supreme Court decision to roll back on abortion protections represents an assault that will have a highly disproportionate impact on Indigenous and minority pregnant women.
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Maternal health