Fact check: Abortion-related deaths continued after Roe v. Wade, but occurred less often
Posted on AllSides June 7th, 2022
From The Left
Graphic: Eric Litke, USA TODAY
FACT CHECK
The claim: Roe v. Wade marked the end of women dying from abortions
After a Supreme Court draft opinion leaked that signaled a potential reversal of Roe v. Wade, debates about the future of abortion access ignited nationwide.
Some online claim that the watershed ruling did more than just establish a woman's constitutional right to an abortion.
"Roe wasn't the beginning of women having abortions," reads text in an image left-wing page Occupy Democrats shared to Facebook May 9. "Roe was the end of women dying from abortion."
The post generated over 30,000 interactions and 20,000 shares in...
