Where Abortion Is Illegal, Protected, Threatened in US

• The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday.
• The 1973 landmark ruling established the constitutional right to an abortion.
• Over a dozen states have laws meant to immediately outlaw abortion upon a reversal of Roe.

The Supreme Court on Friday overturned the 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade ruling that established the constitutional right to an abortion. 

The opinion in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization threw out the ruling as the nation’s highest court sided with Mississippi and other states, which passed restrictive anti-abortion laws.

Immediately after Friday’s ruling, politicians on both sides of the aisle issued statements — with Republicans praising the Supreme Court and Democrats slamming the decision. 

Over a dozen states have “trigger laws” meant to ban abortion immediately upon the overturning of Roe, as the legality of abortion is now left up to state legislatures.