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Evening Standard
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Daniel Keane,Lowenna Waters and Surena Chande

What is Roe v Wade, how did it affect US abortion rights and how are laws different in the UK?

A protester holds a placard outside the Supreme Court

(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

The US Supreme Court has overturned the Roe V Wade decision that legalised abortion nationwide, meaning millions of women in the country will lose the legal right to terminate pregnancies.

The decision was the culmination of decades of efforts by abortion opponents, made possible by an emboldened right side of the court, fortified by three appointees of Donald Trump.

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