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

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

Jun 24, 2022 by CNBC

Key Facts

  • The Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that established the constitutional right to abortion in the U.S. in 1973.
  • The court’s controversial but expected ruling gives individual states the power to set their own abortion laws without concern of running afoul of Roe, which for nearly half a century had permitted abortions during the first two trimesters of pregnancy.
  • Almost half the states are expected to outlaw or severely restrict abortion as a result of the Supreme Court’s decision, which is related to a highly restrictivenew Mississippi abortion law.
  • The court’s three liberal justices filed a dissenting opinion to the ruling, which quickly drew protestors to the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. “We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” Alito wrote.

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