The decision is likely to trigger a flurry of new regulations that would severely restrict or outright forbid and criminalize abortions in about half of the 50 US states.
In a landmark decision that overturns 50 years of constitutional safeguards on one of the most contentious and violently contested topics in American politics, the US Supreme Court on Friday abolished the right to an abortion.
In a landmark decision that overturns 50 years of constitutional safeguards on one of the most contentious and violently contested topics in American politics, the US Supreme Court on Friday abolished the right to an abortion.
The court held that Roe v. Wade and Casey are invalid and that the people and their elected officials should once again have the power to control abortion. “The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion,” the court declared.
Abortion “presents a serious moral dilemma on which Americans hold radically diverse views,” Justice Samuel Alito said in the majority judgment. The right to regulate or forbid abortion is not prohibited by the Constitution, according to him. The three liberal judges on the panel dissented.
Abortion is a fundamental right for all women. It must be protected. I wish to express my solidarity with the women whose liberties are being undermined by the Supreme Court of the United States.
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) June 24, 2022
The decision is likely to trigger a flurry of new legislation that severely restrict or outright prohibit abortions in approximately half of the 50 US states, forcing women to travel great distances to jurisdictions that still allow the practice.
The opinion overturned the nation’s highest court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which held that women have a constitutional right to privacy over their own bodies and therefore the right to an abortion.
The majority of Alito’s reasoning is consistent with his draft ruling, which was leaked in an exceptional way in early May, prompting protests around the nation and increased security at the court in downtown Washington.
After an armed man was detained on June 8 close to the residence of conservative justice Brett Kavanaugh, barricades were built around the court to keep the demonstrators assembled outside at bay.
The court’s decision goes against a global trend that has seen abortion restrictions loosen up, particularly in nations like Ireland, Argentina, Mexico, and Colombia where the Catholic Church continues to have significant sway.
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