‘Deeply Concerned’: 6 College Presidents on the Abortion Ruling
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Last Friday, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, thus eliminating what has been deemed a constitutional right for nearly 50 years: the right to legal abortion.
Even as we reaffirm our commitment to respecting individual differences in beliefs and values, as presidents of colleges that were founded for women, we are deeply concerned about the effect this ruling will have on women’s lives and the lives of people of all genders who will be denied or will have limited access to reproductive health care.
Originally published: June 28, 2022
Author: Elizabeth H. Bradley, Kathleen McCartney, Kimberly Cassidy, Paula Johnson, Sian Beilock, Sonya Stephens
Position: Presidents
Institution: Barnard College, Bryn Mawr College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, Vassar College, Wellesley College
Published by: The New York Times