The US Supreme Court has ruled that “Roe v. Wade” – a cornerstone of American free abortion law. Roe v. Wade is a 1973 case in which the Supreme Court upholds women’s right to abortion in the United States with reference to the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which deals with the constitutionally protected right to privacy. According to Roe v. Wade, abortion is permissible until the fetus shows viability, which was then described as between weeks 24 and 28. However, abortions after week 21 are very uncommon in the United States. There are more rulings governing abortion law in the United States, but Roe v. Wade is the best known. What happens when the Supreme Court tears up Roe against Wade? A overturned ruling means that abortion legislation in principle ends up at the state level and that states are given free rein to tighten abortion laws. Several states have already prepared stricter abortion laws ahead of HD’s decision and around half are expected to tighten or ban almost all abortions if HD tears up Roe against Wade. States that do not want to restrict abortion laws can keep their laws or enact laws for abortion law. – This is a terribly devastating decision, says Hans Linde, union chairman of RFSU. In the player above: See more about the decision and Hans Linde’s reaction to the US abortion decision
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The United States restricts abortion rights – 50-year-old law torn up
