Following the Dobbs decision, females aged 18-45 years living in states with “trigger laws” that restricted access to abortion reported a greater increase in symptoms of anxiety and depression than those in states without trigger laws. JAMA Associate Editor Donald Goff, MD, speaks with editorialist Julia Steinberg, PhD, associate professor at the School of Public Health at the University of Maryland, about this topic. Related Content: Mental Health Symptoms When Abortion Access Is Restricted Anxiety and Depression Symptoms After the Dobbs Abortion Decision