Roe vs Wade overturned in landmark US Supreme Court ruling stripping women of abortion rights
Roe vs Wade overturned in landmark US Supreme Court ruling stripping women of abortion rights
The US Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark case 'Roe v Wade,' which granted women in America the right to terminate a pregnancy.
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Pro-choice campaigners and supporters expressed their disappointment and anger following the ruling on Friday [source: Getty]
The US Supreme Court on Friday ended the in a seismic ruling that shreds half a century of constitutional protections on one of the most divisive and bitterly fought issues in political life.
The conservative-dominated court overturned the landmark decision that enshrined a woman's right to an abortion and said individual states can permit or restrict the procedure themselves.
"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," the court said.
The New York Times reported that the ruling "will testÌýthe legitimacy of the court and vindicate a decades-long Republican project of installing conservative justices".Ìý
Former president said the court's ruling on abortion attacks "essential freedoms".Ìý
British Prime Minister on Friday called a US Supreme Court ruling ending the federal right to abortion "a big step backwards".
Most Americans believe the decision to have a child is one of the most sacred decisions there is, and that such decisions should remain between patients and their doctors.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton)
Today’s Supreme Court opinion will live in infamy as a step backward for women's rights and human rights.
Hundreds of people - some shedding tears of joy and others weeping with grief - gathered outside the fenced-off Supreme Court, where security was tightened ahead of the ruling.
"It's hard to imagine living in a country that does not respect women as human beings and their right to control their bodies," said Jennifer Lockwood-Shabat, 49, a mother of two daughters who was choking back tears.
Pro-choice campaigners and supporters also expressed their disappointment and fury on social media after the decision was announced.Ìý
"What a sad day for the women of America; the US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade," said Asieh Namdar, an American-Iranian journalist, on Twitter.Ìý
the British solicitor, said: "Yesterday the US Supreme Court says there should be no restrictions on carrying guns. Today they have overturned [Roe vs Wade]Ìýwhich will lead to millions of women choosing dangerous backstreet abortions instead."Ìý
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