post-Dobbs

English

Etymology

From post- +‎ Dobbs, after Thomas E. Dobbs, former health officer of Mississippi.

Adjective

post-Dobbs (not comparable)

1. After the decision of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022), holding that abortion is not a constitutional right in the United States.

   Synonym: post-Roe

   • 2023 November 11, James Politi, Alex Rogers, quoting Jessica Taylor, “Democrats take heart from voter backlash against abortion curbs”, in FT Weekend, page 3:

     “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.”