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Supreme Court overturns constitutional right to abortion

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In one of the most anticipated rulings in decades, the court overturned Roe , which first declared a constitutional right to abortion in 1973, and Planned Parenthood v. The decision followed the leak in early May of a draft opinion showing that a majority of the justices were privately poised to take that step.

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In a historic term, momentum to move the law often came from the five justices to the chief’s right

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Share If the Supreme Court’s 2021-22 term had a soundtrack, it might be “With or Without You,” the 1987 anthem by the Irish rock group U2. The new balance of power on the court was on display before the term officially began, when the justices rejected a request to block enforcement of S.B. Wade and Planned Parenthood v.

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