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Published 08:57 IST, June 25th 2022

US: Rights advocates vow to fight on after Roe ruling

The Supreme Court on Friday stripped away women’s constitutional protections for abortion, a fundamental and deeply personal change for Americans' lives after nearly a half-century under Roe v. Wade.

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The Supreme Court on Friday stripped away women’s constitutional protections for abortion, a fundamental and deeply personal change for Americans' lives after nearly a half-century under Roe v. Wade.

The court’s overturning of the landmark court ruling is likely to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.

The ruling, unthinkable just a few years ago, was the culmination of decades of efforts by abortion opponents, made possible by an emboldened right side of the court fortified by three appointees of former President Donald Trump.

Both sides predicted the fight over abortion would continue, in state capitals, in Washington and at the ballot box.

"We understand this is the overruling of a grave injustice that's been imposed upon this nation. But the end of the day, babies are still going to die. This doesn't end the abortion tragedy," Dwain Currier, Director of Public Policy, American Life League told the Associated Press.

08:57 IST, June 25th 2022