The US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade in the biggest blow to women’s health and rights in recent US history, removing 50 years of constitutional protection for abortion across America, meaning individual states will now decide the legality of abortion within their jurisdiction.
Twenty-six states, including Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas and Georgia, are now poised to enact “trigger laws” that will severely limit or ban abortion, putting approximately 40 million women and girls of reproductive age at risk of losing abortion access, with lower-income people and people of color most severely affected.
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Press/media release: https://www.ippf.org/media-center/us-supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade-devastating-blow-womens-health-and-rights
General info landing page: https://www.ippf.org/roe-v-wade-overturned
Medical abortion info page: https://www.ippf.org/abortion-healthcare
Global statement: https://www.ippf.org/news/us-supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade-global-healthcare-organizations-call-all-governments