The Supreme Court held that the Roe v. Wade decision - the 50-year-old legal precedent which stripped the US states of their powers to outlaw abortion - was wrongly decided.
| The US Supreme Court has overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision on abortion rights that will lead to imminent restrictions across 26 states.
The court also overruled the Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey ruling that reaffirmed abortion rights and prohibited laws imposing an “undue burden” on abortion access. The court’s three Democratic appointees – Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan dissented., given that polls have consistently showed most voters didn’t want Roe overturned. It could help Democrats blunt the impact of high inflation and President Joe Biden’s low approval ratings.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that the decision meant American women now had less freedom than their mothers.
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