The United States Supreme Court ruled Friday, June 24, to overturn Roe v. Wade, eliminating Americans’ constitutional right to abortion.
Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973 and guaranteed a right to abortion until a fetus was viable.
n the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court evaluated the constitutionality of Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban.
Mississippi had asked the Court to overrule Roe to uphold the 15-week ban.
The United States Supreme Court has voted to overturn Roe v. Wade — the landmark ruling that has protected pregnant people’s right to get an abortion before fetal viability since 1973.
n the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Court has been evaluating the constitutionality of Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban.
Mississippi’s ban has been blocked since 2018 when an appeals court ruled that the ban places an undue burden on pregnant people seeking an abortion.
Mississippi had asked the Court to overrule Roe to uphold the 15-week ban.
In May, Politico published a leaked draft opinion crafted by Justice Samuel Alito, hinting that the Court — which has a 6-3 conservative majority — was prepared to take down Roe.
The Court announced Friday that, in a 6-3 decision, it would be overturning Roe in their ruling on Dobbs and there would no longer be a constitutional right to abortion.
Without Roe’s protections, individual states will regulate abortion and decide if and when a person can get an abortion.
President Joe Biden addressed the nation from the White House on Friday, stating that the decision takes America back 150 years.
“Now with Roe gone, let’s be very clear: The health and life of women in this nation are now at risk,” Biden said.