The Supreme Court has voted to strike down Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that legalized abortion in the United States, a year after the woman who triggered the 1973 ruling was named.
Abortion was automatically outlawed in 18 US states as soon as Roe v. Wade was overturned, thanks to specially-devised trigger laws and historic bans that were automatically reenacted.
Hillary Clinton attacked the Supreme Court s decision to overturn abortion rights on Friday, saying it was step backwards for human rights and an opinion that would live in infamy.
The US Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v Wade.