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Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade, Ending Nationwide Abortion Rights

7/4/2026

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The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022 after U.S. President Donald Trump appointed conservative justices.
Abortion has been practiced since colonial times, with Benjamin Franklin publishing herbal abortifacient recipes in an 18th-century guide.
From 2012 to 2019 Republican-controlled state legislatures forced the closure of more than 160 abortion clinics.
Early-pregnancy bans in Alabama and Texas were enacted to prompt a Supreme Court challenge to nationwide abortion rights.

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Story summary

The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022 after U.S. President Donald Trump appointed conservative justices.
Abortion has been practiced since colonial times, with Benjamin Franklin publishing herbal abortifacient recipes in an 18th-century guide.
From 2012 to 2019 Republican-controlled state legislatures forced the closure of more than 160 abortion clinics.
Early-pregnancy bans in Alabama and Texas were enacted to prompt a Supreme Court challenge to nationwide abortion rights.