
World Jun 25, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade abortion-rights ruling
The court voted along ideological lines, 6-3, to uphold Mississippi’s ban after 15 weeks of pregnancy, and 5-4 to go further and explicitly overturn Roe.
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The court voted along ideological lines, 6-3, to uphold Mississippi’s ban after 15 weeks of pregnancy, and 5-4 to go further and explicitly overturn Roe.
The court's reputation was already in decline before the leak, with much of the U.S. persuaded that it is little different from the political branches of the government.
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