(ANSA) – WASHINGTON, June 24 – The US Supreme Court has abolished the historic Roe v. Wade with whom in 1973 the same court had legalized abortion in the US. Now, therefore, individual states will be free to apply their laws on the matter.
The decision was made in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case, in which the judges upheld Mississippi law prohibiting termination of pregnancy after 15 weeks. The only remaining clinic in the state to offer an abortion had been appealed. “Abortion presents a profound moral issue. The constitution does not prohibit the citizens of each state from regulating or prohibiting abortion,” the judges write. A draft leaked in recent weeks (drafted by Judge Samuel Alito, dating back to February and later confirmed as authentic by the court) had indicated that the majority of the ‘sages’ were in favor of overturning Roe v Wade, sparking widespread controversy and protests in the US. Out of 50 states, 26 (including Texas and Oklahoma) have more restrictive laws on the matter. Nine have abortion limits that precede the ‘Roe v.
Wade ‘, and which have not yet been enforced but may now become effective, while 13 have so-called’ dormant bans’ which should go into effect immediately. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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