Roe v. Wade

University health care experts and students were at the Connecticut State Capitol on Wednesday to talk about how schools were supporting reproductive health care, especially after the overturn of Roe v. Wade.

Connecticut Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro has called out the platform adopted by the Republican Party at their convention that changes the party’s position on abortion. DeLauro addressed the issue at a media briefing on Tuesday at a New Haven location of Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion services provider in the state.

Connecticut has had about a 150% increase in the number of out-of-state women seeking abortion services since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to abortion providers.

June 24 marks two years since the Supreme Court released the Dobbs decision, overturning Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to an abortion.

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said the outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court mifepristone case could threaten the state’s abortion rights.

Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, giving states the right to restrict and ban abortion. The right to an abortion is enshrined in Connecticut’s constitution, and the state has worked to expand access to reproductive health care.

Advocates and Democratic legislators said they remain committed to preserving reproductive rights in Connecticut on Thursday, denouncing “draconian” efforts to ban abortion in other states.

Officials are assuring Connecticut residents of continued access to mifepristone despite a Texas federal judge’s ruling that will restrict nationwide access to the abortion pill.

Governor Ned Lamont will introduce his proposal to allow pharmacists to prescribe birth control, including the morning after pill, in Connecticut this week.

Connecticut lawmakers from both parties have also proposed bills that would legalize the sale of emergency contraceptive Plan B in vending machines.