United States | Roe’s last stand

The Supreme Court erases the constitutional right to abortion

The five-decade-old decision in Roe v Wade is overruled

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 14: Abortion rights supporters march over the Brooklyn Bridge during a rally on May 14, 2022 in New York City. Abortion rights supporters are holding rallies around the country urging lawmakers to affirm abortion rights into law after a leaked draft from the U.S. Supreme Court exposed a potential decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
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Nearly a half-century after five Republican-appointed justices joined two Democratic appointees to recognise a woman’s right to abortion, a different quintet of gop-tapped justices has voted to eliminate it. On June 24th the Supreme Court renounced Roe v Wade, the 1973 case that legalised abortion nationwide, and Planned Parenthood v Casey, the decision that extended it (with modifications) in 1992. The vote was 6-3, with all but Chief Justice John Roberts voting to scrap Roe. The Supreme Court has never before withdrawn a constitutional right that so many Americans have relied upon for so long.

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