WASHINGTON — Democrats and abortion rights advocates are seeking clarity on federal restrictions and challenges ahead of the Supreme Court releasing a decision expected to reverse the 50-year-old precedent set by Roe v. Wade.
The Supreme Court is expected to issue its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization this month, with both abortion rights advocates and opponents preparing for states to regain the ability to regulate abortions before a fetus can survive outside the womb.
Were the high court to overturn the legal precedent established by the 1973 Roe decision, access to legal abortions would become a patchwork, and the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation said 17 states would effectively outlaw most abortions.
