By a vote of 6–3 on June 24, the Supreme Court formally overturned Roe v. Wade, the seminal 1973 precedent which struck down a swath of federal and state laws restricting abortion and largely legalized the procedure nationwide.
The 116-page ruling also reversed the 1992 companion precedent known as Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which held that states can’t impose significant restrictions on abortion before a fetus becomes viable for life outside the womb.
The Casey ruling didn’t specify when viability occurs but suggested it was somewhere around the 24-week gestation mark.
The June 24 ruling came in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (court file 19-1392)….
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