Watershed ruling means US abortion skirmishes will become more like a war

The defeat of Roe v Wade means individual states can set their own policy, which is particularly bad news for women in the South and Midwest

26 June 2022 - 00:00 By Prudence Flowers

The US Supreme Court has handed down a ruling (https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/19-1392_6j37.pdf) overturning Roe v Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that found there was a constitutional right to abortion...

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