IMPACT ON UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS’ ACHEIVEMENT POST REVOCATION OF ROE V WADE RULING BY US SUPREME COURT

Abstract

This Opinion paper discusses impact on achievement of United Nation’s (UN) 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) post revocation of Roe v Wade ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States of America (USA) defying International Human Rights Law. Of the 17 UN SDGs proposed, achievement of SDG 3- Good Health and Well-being and SDG 5-Gender Equality may experience negative impact. Restrictive abortion access can not only impact women’s health but according to previous studies, it also impacts their financial empowerment. WHO report recently showed that abortion ban does not reduce abortions but rather increases health risks due to illegal abortions. The ruling also puts a spanner in the corporates’ goals of offering gender equity and equality in workplace as women resorting to illegal abortions cannot avail health insurance for post abortive-care. Scope of future research in this matter have also been suggested while discussing the ethical dilemma of abortion.