Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ending 50 years of federal abortion rights

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The Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that established the constitutional right to abortion.

Roe since 1973 had permitted abortions during the first two trimesters of pregnancy in the United States.

Almost half the states are expected to outlaw or severely restrict abortion as a result of the Supreme Court’s decision on a Mississippi case known as Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

The Mississippi law upheld by today's ruling has no exceptions for rape, incest, or the life of the pregnant woman.

Justice Samuel Alito wrote the majority opinion. The court’s other five conservatives, including Chief Justice John Roberts, joined in the judgment, which was opposed by the three liberal justices.

At: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/24/roe-v-wade-overturned-by-supreme-court-ending-federal-abortion-rights.html