- With an imminent conservative US Supreme Court majority, Trump may fulfill his promise to abolish Roe v Wade and let states regulate abortion.
- The 1973 ruling states that women have the right to abortions in their 1st and 2nd trimesters.
- Supreme Court rulings from 1989-2007 granted states more abortion regulatory powers.
- State-level abortion restrictions, including gender selection bans and pre-abortion ultrasound requirements, have made abortions inaccessible for some.
- Some states already have abortion bans in place for if Roe v Wade is overturned.
What a new Supreme Court means for abortion
(08/03/2018)
