According to Psychiatric News (6/24), on June 24, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) “issued a statementexpressing disappointment in the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision [PDF] in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization regarding abortion rights,” overturning “Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed women nationwide the right to a safe abortion.” The association “summarized its response to the decision this way: ‘By dismantling nearly 50 years of legal precedent, the Court has jeopardized the physical and mental health of millions of American women and undermined the privacy of the physician-patient relationship.’” The statement added, “In light of the ruling, the American Psychiatric Association, alongside many of its colleagues in the house of medicine and in the field of mental health, pledges to continue its long-standing support for legal abortion services.”
Related Links:
— “APA Issues Statement Opposing Dobbs v. Jackson Decision, Psychiatric News, June 24, 2022