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Abortion is no longer a constitutional right. Americans are afraid Plan B is next.

Sahar Saba of Eden Prairie, Minn., says she was furious about the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
  • A leaked Supreme Court draft opinion has sparked fears of lawmakers restricting access to Plan B.
  • Data show demand for Plan B and other emergency contraception spiked after the leak and ruling.
  • One retailer warned that companies could face supply chain issues as demand grows.

The day after the Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe v. Wade was leaked in early May, Sahar Saba went online and ordered two boxes of emergency contraceptives.  

The 37-year-old Minnesotan said she was "furious" over the opinion, which revealed that the Supreme Court was poised to overturn the ruling that established abortion access as a constitutional right.

She said her concern was that lawmakers would come for birth control or emergency contraceptives such as Plan B next. 

“I have no interest whatsoever in having children. So this is something very important to me,” said Saba, who left Lebanon for the USA in 2018. “Supposedly, women have rights in the U.S., and then you suddenly realize that these rights are being taken away from them.”