In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that overturns the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, medical experts and legal analysts across the Bay Area warned of dire consequences to the health and well-being of women in states where abortion is now punishable by law.

In its decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the court’s conservative majority ended 50 years of constitutional protections for abortion — it also may foreshadow additional threats to rights currently protected by the courts.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.