The Supreme Court revoked the constitutional right to an abortion, overturning Roe v. Wade on a 5-4 vote. Read our reporting on the bombshell decision.
The bombshell 5-4 decision is set to upend races across the country as governors, attorneys general, and other state and local leaders gain new powers to determine when abortion will be permitted.
The Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to an initial draft majority opinion obtained by POLITICO in may. Justice Alito’s draft opinion waged a frontal assault on the reasoning of the landmark 1973 opinion.
