The right to choose, the power of song

CAMBRIDGE — For nearly a half century, women had the right to an abortion under national law. Then, in 2022, the landmark Supreme Court decision that allowed for that choice, Roe v. Wade, was overturned. It was one of the only times that the highest court in the country revoked a fundamental, constitutional right. The reversal also fueled the fire behind a songwriting and production team with deep Island roots to create “1972,” a rock opera about reproductive rights and the women who fought on the frontlines to secure them.

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