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  1. Roe v. Wade abortion ruling: Questions and answers about the Supreme

    June 27, 2022, 3:55 PM PDT. By Deon J. Hampton. The Supreme Court's decision last week to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, guaranteed a constitutional right to abortion, will have wide ...

  2. 6 questions after SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade : NPR

    6 political questions after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Thousands of abortion-rights activists gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after it overturned the landmark Roe v Wade ...

  3. Roe v. Wade and Supreme Court Abortion Cases

    The Roe v. Wade opinion. The Supreme Court handed down its decision on January 22, 1973. Seven of the nine justices agreed that the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment — which says that no state shall "deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law" — implies a right to privacy.

  4. Roe v. Wade: Decision, Summary & Background

    Roe v. Wade was a landmark legal decision issued on January 22, 1973, in which the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Texas statute banning abortion, effectively legalizing the procedure across the ...

  5. Roe v. Wade

    Roe v. Wade, legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on January 22, 1973, ruled (7-2) that unduly restrictive state regulation of abortion is unconstitutional. In a majority opinion written by Justice Harry A. Blackmun, the Court held that a set of Texas statutes criminalizing abortion in most instances violated a constitutional right to privacy, which it found to be implicit in the ...

  6. Read the Decision that Overturned Roe v. Wade: Dobbs v. Jackson

    The Supreme Court on Friday overruled Roe v. Wade, eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion after almost 50 years in a 6-to-3 ruling. New York Times reporters are reading the majority ...

  7. Roe v. Wade

    Roe v. Wade (1973) 410 U.S. 113 (1973) Justice Harry A. Blackmun Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. ... Amid national debate over this issue, this was the first time the Court took up this question and affirmed the "right to choose," as it is often titled. Read the Full Opinion. Excerpt: Majority Opinion, Justice Harry ...

  8. Reproductive rights in America : NPR

    The scene at the U.S. Supreme Court on the day it overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022. Researchers estimate that 64,565 rape-caused pregnancies have occurred in states that banned abortion since then.

  9. The End of Roe v. Wade

    The music changed dramatically on June 24, 2022, with the release of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, in which the Court overruled both Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of ...

  10. Roe v. Wade has been overturned. What does that mean for America?

    Nora Delaney. June 28, 2022. On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision in a 6-3 vote. Almost half a century ago, the Roe v. Wade ruling was the basis for establishing a constitutional right to abortion. Last week's decision in Dobbs v.

  11. Before (and After) Roe v. Wade: New Questions About Backlash

    Before (and After) Roe v. Wade: New Questions About Backlash ABSTRACT. Today, many Americans blame polarizing conflict over abortion on the Supreme Court. If only the Court had stayed its hand or decided Roe v. ... Hammond, and Tara Rice for research assistance and wide-ranging conversation. Camilla Tubbs of the Yale Law School Library has ...

  12. Overturning Roe v. Wade: consequences for midlife women's health and

    In July 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in Dobbs v.Jackson Women's Health Organization that overturned Roe v.Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized access to abortion in the United States. The overturning of Roe v.Wade means women's ability to choose to have an abortion or continue a pregnancy is no longer protected by the constitution of the Unites States ...

  13. Majority in U.S. Disapprove of Supreme Court ...

    Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand Americans' attitudes about abortion and their reaction to the June 24, 2022, U.S. Supreme Court decision overruling Roe v. Wade. For this analysis, we surveyed 6,174 U.S. adults between June 27 and July 4, 2022.

  14. 50 years after Roe, many ethics questions shape the abortion debate: 4

    Published: January 17, 2023 8:34am EST. Jan. 22, 2023, marks the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that recognized a constitutional right to abortion. That stood ...

  15. Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973)

    Wade No. 70-18 Argued December 13, 1971 Reargued October 11, 1972 Decided January 22, 1973 410 U.S. 113 MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court. This Texas federal appeal and its Georgia companion, Doe v. Bolton, post, p. 179, present constitutional challenges to state criminal abortion legislation.

  16. Roe vs. Wade: Research Resources

    Based on 20 years of research, including an examination of the papers of eight of the nine Justices who voted inRoe v. Wade andDoe v. Bolton,Abuse of Discretion is a critical review of the behind-the-scenes deliberations that went into the Supreme Court's abortion decisions and how the mistakes made by the Justices in 1971-1973 have led to the turmoil we see today in legislation, politics, and ...

  17. Quick Facts You Should Know About Roe v. Wade

    Nearly 50 years ago, the Supreme Court legalized abortion in the United States with its decision in Roe v. Wade, reshaping the nation's social and political landscape. On Monday night, Politico ...

  18. The Overturn of Roe v. Wade Raises Fundamental Questions for the ...

    Wade Raises Fundamental Questions for the Department of Defense. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, reverting decisions about abortion law to the states. And recently, a number of states that host military bases have enacted restrictive anti-abortion legislation. While this is primarily a domestic and social issue, a ...

  19. U.S. Public Continues to Favor Legal Abortion, Oppose Overturning Roe v

    A smaller share of the public (38%) says abortion should be illegal in all (12%) or most cases (26%). The new survey by Pew Research Center, conducted July 22-August 4 among 4,175 adults, also finds little support for overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that established a woman's right to an abortion.

  20. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ending right to abortion upheld

    Anti-abortion activists rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 6. In a historic and far-reaching decision, the U.S. Supreme Court officially reversed Roe v. Wade on Friday, declaring ...

  21. Roe v. Wade at 40: Most Oppose Overturning Abortion Decision

    About six-in-ten Americans (62%) know that Roe v. Wade dealt with the issue of abortion. Much smaller percentages incorrectly associate the decision with school desegregation (7%), the death penalty (5%) or environmental protection (5%); 20% do not know. Among those younger than 30, just 44% know that the case was about abortion; 16% say it ...

  22. The end of Roe v. Wade affects more than just abortion

    The end of Roe v. Wade will not only jeopardize access to abortion in many states, it could have wide-ranging and unpredictable consequences for medical care, including fertility treatment ...

  23. Seventh Edition of 'The Evidence': The Rise of Unsafe Abortions after

    In this month's edition of The Evidence newsletter, Josephine Lethbridge explores reproductive rights after the end of Roe v Wade, highlighting research on the potentially unsafe methods used in self-managed abortions.. In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its earlier Roe v Wade ruling which had legalized abortion nationwide.

  24. The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade: Five things to know in

    The Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization dramatically and rapidly alters the landscape of abortion access in the U.S. The court on June 24 ruled 6-3 to uphold a ...

  25. Abortion policy in the US: What to know heading into 2024

    The abortion landscape has been in flux since the June 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade , which touched off a round of abortion policy changes and new litigation about them.

  26. Maternal death statistics skewed by COVID, not decreased by end of Roe

    Federal statistics suggesting that maternal mortality rates plummeted after the overturning of Roe v. Wade are "highly misleading" and being misinterpreted by abortion opponents, according to new ...

  27. Starting Medication Abortions At Home For Later Pregnancies Is ...

    Crucial Quote "Increasing access to abortion later in pregnancy is a crucial component of the struggle for reproductive autonomy," said Heidi Moseson and Caitlin Gerdts, researchers at Ibis ...

  28. Fact-checking six of Kamala Harris's campaign claims

    As a result, 22 states currently ban abortion or restrict the procedure to earlier in pregnancy than was set by Roe v. Wade. In 14 of those states, abortion is banned in almost all circumstances ...

  29. Use of abortion pills for self-managed abortion spiked sharply post-Roe

    The number of abortion pills obtained outside the traditional U.S. health care system spiked considerably in the months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to new data. There ...

  30. Abortions on the rise since Roe reversal thanks to abortion pill spike

    JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images. Recently released data points to a possible reason for the reported increase in abortions in the United States two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v.Wade and ruled abortion is not a constitutional right.. According to the latest data from the pro-choice Society of Family Planning's #WeCount research project, the monthly average of abortions ...