The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade Friday, with their ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization effectively ending recognition of a constitutional right to abortion.
You can now listen to Fox News articles!on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, effectively ending recognition of a constitutional right to abortion and giving individual states the power to allow, limit, or ban the practice altogether.
Alito's opinion began with an exploration and criticism of Roe v. Wade and its holding that while states have"a legitimate interest in protecting ‘potential life,'' this interest was not strong enough to prohibit abortions before the time of fetal viability, understood to be at about 23 weeks into pregnancy.
The court's majority took a firmer stance against Roe v. Wade and the subsequent case Planned Parenthood v. Casey, holding"that Roe and Casey must be overruled."
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