Roe Stood for 49 Years. It Revolutionized Life for Women
glamour.comDobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization explicitly overturns the landmark 1973 case , which guaranteed the right to abortion, prior to fetal viability, across the country.“Held: The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled; and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives,” Justice Samuel Alito for a majority.
The decision was 6–3, with the court’s three liberal justices in .The decision—which will launch the advent of “” in 13 states—had been anticipated since a draft version was leaked in May.
As it takes effect, it promises to roll back 50 years of profound changes in the lives of women in the United States, and in the structures and well-being of families, created by Roe., American women’s rate of marriage has halved and their college degree attainment has quadrupled.
The number of women who do not bear children has more than doubled, and the number of women who forgo jobs because they are raising children is half of what it was.Put more simply: Over the past 50 years, because of access to legal, , women have been able to make choices that reshaped their lives.
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