Meanings
- not comparableAfter the decision of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022), holding that abortion is not a constitutional right in the United States.
“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.”
2023 November 11, James Politi, Alex Rogers, quoting Jessica Taylor, “Democrats take heart from voter backlash against abortion curbs”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3Synonyms: post-Roe
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveAfter the decision of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022), holding that abortion is not a constitutional right in the United States.
Origin
From post- + Dobbs, after Thomas E. Dobbs, former health officer of Mississippi.
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post-Dobbs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post-Dobbs
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