Washington, DC, United States. The Supreme Court (a rare occurrence) overturns its own half-century-old decision on abortion, leaving it up to individual states to decide whether or not to allow abortion. It does so by overturning the 1973 Roe vs. Wade ruling, which the same court had legalized abortion. The decision was reached by a vote of 6 to 3. Texas and Missouri immediately made abortion illegal, while the governor of New York said, “You’re welcome here.” President Joe Biden, a Catholic, stated, “This is a sad day for the Supreme Court and the country. The US Supreme Court has taken away a constitutional right,” calling it a “tragic mistake” and “extreme ideology.”
