SCOTUS NEWS Supreme Court overturns constitutional right to abortion By Amy Howe at 10:13 am Supporters and opponents of abortion rights protested in …
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The End of Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court handed down a highly-anticipated ruling on Friday that will see abortions banned or limited across America. In a 6-3 vote, the court's justices overturned the landmark 1973 decision, which set the precedent for people to exercise their constitutional right to access abortion facilities. Here's everything you need to know, from which states have trigger laws in effect to reactions and what happens next.
The Abortion Ruling and What Happens Next
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that had provided a constitutional right to abortion. The ruling is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states, although the timing of those laws taking effect varies. Some Republican-led states will ban or …
The Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 to overturn Roe v. Wade. The Supreme Court's ruling Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade, the longstanding precedent that …
The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion had been indicated via a leaked draft opinion some weeks ago, but that …
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a case centered on a Mississippi law that bars most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, a standard that violates Roe v. Wade.
In 1976, just a few years after the Supreme Court handed down its opinion in Roe v. Wade, most Americans thought abortion should be legal in at least some circumstances. Those numbers haven’t changed much over almost 50 years. Most Americans still believe abortion should be legal in most …
The party's big campaign committees are aiming to channel Democratic activism into coordinated campaigning following the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Top Democratic campaign committees are launching a national volunteer organizing effort in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. …
Story at a glance The decision will have wide reaching impacts on women across the country and will disproportionately impact those living in …
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Further Reading on Abortion
