Post-dobbs

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    After the decision of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022), holding that abortion is not a constitutional right in the United States. not-comparable

    "“What we're seeing now is this post-Dobbs backlash,” said Jessica Taylor, an analyst at the non-partisan Cook Political Report. “And Republicans have clearly not come up with an effective message for this.”"

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post-roe

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"“What we're seeing now is this post-Dobbs backlash,” said Jessica Taylor, an analyst at the non-partisan Cook Political Report. “And Republicans have clearly not come up with an effective message for this.”"

Etymology

From post- + Dobbs, after Thomas E. Dobbs, former health officer of Mississippi.

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