Roe v. Wade

Roe v. Wade was a 1973 landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that established a woman's constitutional right to an abortion, based on the right to privacy under the Fourteenth Amendment. This decision effectively legalized abortion nationwide, although states could regulate abortions in later stages of pregnancy. The decision was overturned by the Supreme Court in June 2022. This reversal is newsworthy because it eliminated the federal constitutional right to abortion, allowing individual states to regulate or ban the procedure. Recent news highlights the impact of these state-level abortion bans, particularly on women with high-risk pregnancies who now face limited or delayed access to necessary medical care. The overturning of Roe v. Wade remains a highly significant and contentious issue, impacting women's healthcare access, reproductive rights, and state politics across the United States.