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Right wing majority of the US Supreme Court votes to overturn right to abortion in a ruling expected to disproportionately affect minority women

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision allowing states to ban abortion is stirring alarm among LGBTQ advocates

Republican politicians like Ted Cruz, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert swiftly praised the decision

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark 1973 court ruling that established abortion as a constitutional right, that revokes the right from women and shifts authority over the procedure to the states.

The Constitution protects many more rights than it mentions, as James Madison explained.

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, state laws, rather than federal law, will now determine whether someone can legally get an abortion. It also means that state Supreme Courts will become much more important in deciding the validity of state laws on abortion.

The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade is part of America’s long, shameful history of punishing women for having sex.

After half a century, Americans’ constitutional right to get an abortion has been overturned by the Supreme Court.

A decision by the conservative majority to overturn Roe v Wade is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.