Do you remember life before Roe v. Wade? We want to hear your story

The Supreme Court is expected to rule this summer in a case that could determine the future of abortion access in the United States.

Police use metal barricades to keep protesters, demonstrators and activists apart in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health. (Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue what may be a landmark ruling this summer in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, a Mississippi case that could determine whether Roe v. Wade is overturned.

Without Roe, the decision to legalize abortion will fall to individual states. Minnesota has its own legal precedent protecting abortion access, but every bordering state has either an existing ban or a "trigger law" on the books that will go into effect if the Supreme Court overturns its 1973 decision.

Given the uncertainty over the future of abortion access in the United States, we want to hear from you. Do you remember life pre-Roe? Tell us about it.

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Emma Nelson is a reporter and editor at the Minnesota Star Tribune.

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