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In the US, what is the landmark Roe v. Wade decision?

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In the US, what is the landmark Roe v. Wade decision?

Roe v. Wade was a 1973 US Supreme Court case that legalized abortion nationwide._x000D_

Are abortions illegal again in the US?

_x000D_Politico reporters Josh Gerstein and Alexander Ward released on May 2, 2022, a “1st Draft” of the “Opinion of the Court” in a case challenging Mississippi’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks, a case known as Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The draft majority opinion rejects the 1973 decision and a subsequent 1992 decision. “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start,” writes Justice Samuel Alito._x000D_

What would happen when Roe v. Wade is overturned?

_x000D_A decision to overrule Roe would lead to abortion bans in roughly half of US states. Within hours of the news, anti-abortion activists and abortion-rights supporters were facing off outside the court._x000D_

Are most American anti-abortions?

_x000D_A May 2021 poll by the Pew Research Center found that 59% of US adults believed abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

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