The US supreme court has struck down the nationwide right to abortion that was established by the Roe v Wade decision. The result is expected to send hundreds of thousands of people in 26 states hostile to abortion elsewhere to terminate a pregnancy. More than half of US states will outlaw abortion as soon as is feasible.
A draft opinion leaked last month showed the court was prepared to overturn the 1973 landmark decision
- US supreme court overturns abortion rights, upending Roe v Wade
Source: US Politics - theguardian.com