'We have state legislators, controlled by the minority of the voters... enacting their ideological views' Attorney Kitkolbert says the Roe v Wade decision may spark a wave of rights reversals Join Newsnight tonight at 10.30pm for more on the decision
The US Supreme Court has opened the door for individual states to ban or severely restrict the ability for pregnant women to get abortions.
Now the court has overturned that earlier ruling, effectively making it possible for states to ban abortions earlier than 12 weeks. Over the past decade, several states have also tried to pass laws making abortion illegal, except in a few circumstances such as if the pregnant woman's life is at risk. Some of those laws were struck down by lower courts, as they appeared to violate Roe v Wade. But now they will likely come back into force.
All states allow abortion to save the life of the mother, while some will also allow exceptions to their ban for cases of rape or incest.
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