U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, ruling that the constitution does not confer the right to an abortion and leaving decisions about regulating abortion up to the states.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, ruling that the constitution does not confer the right to an abortion and leaving decisions about regulating abortion up to the states.
Activists call for abortion rights to be codified into federal law in the wake of Roe v. Wade's reversal.
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, leaving decisions about regulating abortion up to the states.
The road to overturn Roe v. Wade began in the states. Now abortion rights activists must also concentrate on the state level for the next battle, write Maura Healey and Rebecca Hart Holder.
The court's ruling had been expected since a draft opinion leaked in early May, and reaction from Massachusetts, where abortion remains legal under state law, was swift.