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Roe overturned: What you need to know about the Supreme Court abortion decision

  • Written by Linda C. McClain, Professor of Law, Boston University
imageA half-century of reproduction rights upended by the Supreme Court.Brandon Bell/Getty Images

After half a century, Americans’ constitutional right to get an abortion has been overturned by the Supreme Court.

The ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization – handed down on June 24, 2022 – has far-reaching...

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