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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
John Bowden

What is Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization? How one Mississippi lawsuit overturned abortion rights

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The Supreme Court sent shockwaves through the country by striking down the constitutional protections that ensured women’s right to an abortion.

The June 24 ruling was expected after Politico in May published a draft opinion, leaked from the court itself, that appeared to indicate a decision ending the federally guaranteed right to abortion in America.

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