SocietyU.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion
Decision puts court at odds with majority of Americans who favored preserving Roe
People protest about abortion, Friday, June 24, 2022, outside the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S. The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years -- a decision by its conservative majority to overturn the court's landmark abortion cases. © AP
June 24, 2022 23:29 JST
Updated on June 25, 2022 01:10 JST
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court has ended the nation's constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday's outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.