Abortion is no longer a constitutionally protected right in the United States.
will now have to adhere to their states' laws on the matter, as state governments will have the power to ban or protect abortion rights for their residents.
The highly controversial decision comes after the state of Mississippi asked the Supreme Court to uphold its unconstitutional abortion ban at 15 weeks of pregnancy. It also comes after Texas passed one of the most restrictive abortion laws the U.S. has seen in years, banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy—before many women even realize they are pregnant.
This country has not seen such an attack on abortion rights in nearly half a century, so what's changed? Today, the Supreme Court is predominantly conservative, with three new judges who are famously opposed to abortion—Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett—and three others who have previously voted against it.
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