JUST IN: The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that established the constitutional right to abortion in the U.S. in 1973.
"The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled; and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives," a syllabus of the opinion said.
Dobbs was by far the most significant and controversial dispute of the court's term. It also posed the most serious threat to abortion rights since a 1992 case, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, in which the Supreme Court reaffirmed Roe.Dobbs deepened partisan divisions in a period of already intense political tribalism., which completely overturned Roe, sent shockwaves across the country and galvanized activists on both sides of the debate.
The leaked opinion marked a major victory for conservatives and anti-abortion advocates who had worked for decades to undermine Roe and Casey, whichBut Republican lawmakers in Washington, who are hoping to win big in the November midterm elections, initially focused more on the leak itself than on what it revealed. They also decried the protests that formed outside the homes of some conservative justices, accusing activists of trying to intimidate the court.
Chief Justice John Roberts vowed that the work of the court"will not be affected in any way" by the leak, which he described as a"betrayal" intended to"undermine the integrity of our operations."
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