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Excerpts from the Supreme Court's landmark abortion decision

The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place for nearly 50 years

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022

Contraception, gay marriage: Clarence Thomas signals new targets for supreme court

Rightwing justice appears to offer preview of the court’s potential future rulings after decision to remove US abortion rights

The Guardian - US · Jun 24, 2022

Women's right to abortion overturned by US Supreme Court

Right wing majority of the US Supreme Court votes to overturn right to abortion in a ruling expected to disproportionately affect minority women

Chronicle Live · Jun 24, 2022

Democrats condemn Supreme Court's abortion ruling

"Today is one of the darkest days our country has ever seen," Senate Majority Leader Schumer said.

Axios · Jun 24, 2022

‘God bless Justice Alito’: Conservatives rejoice as Supreme Court strikes down Roe

Republican politicians like Ted Cruz, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert swiftly praised the decision

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022

US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ending constitutional right to abortion

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark 1973 court ruling that established abortion as a constitutional right, that revokes the right from women and shifts authority over the procedure to the states.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 24, 2022

Alito's Abortion Ruling Overturning Roe Is an Insult to the 9th Amendment

The Constitution protects many more rights than it mentions, as James Madison explained.

Reason · Jun 24, 2022

State courts from Oregon to Georgia will now decide who – if anyone – can get an abortion under 50 different state constitutions

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, state laws, rather than federal law, will now determine whether someone can legally get an abortion. It also means that state Supreme Courts will become much more important in deciding the validity of state laws on abortion.

The Conversation · Jun 24, 2022

More People Will Die If Texans Don’t Speak Up for Women’s Bodies

The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade is part of America’s long, shameful history of punishing women for having sex.

Texas Observer · Jun 24, 2022

Roe overturned: What you need to know about the Supreme Court abortion decision

After half a century, Americans’ constitutional right to get an abortion has been overturned by the Supreme Court.

The Conversation · Jun 24, 2022