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Ruling in pivotal case Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization follows draft majority opinion leaked in May
The supreme court has ruled there is no constitutional right to abortion in the United States, upending a precedent set nearly 50 years ago in the landmark Roe v Wade case – a rare reversal of long-settled law that will fracture the foundations of modern reproductive rights in America.
The court’s ruling came in the pivotal case Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, in which the last abortion clinic in Mississippi opposed the state’s efforts to ban abortion after 15 weeks and overturn Roe in the process.
“We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” said the majority opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito. The case’s outcome was joined by the court’s five other conservative justices.
“The constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision,” it said.
US supreme court overturns abortion rights, upending Roe v Wade
Biden calls ruling in pivotal case Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization ‘a tragic error’
www.theguardian.com
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This is some pretty big stuff right here. I was not expecting this at all at this moment in time. Wow!