A Supreme Court ruling on Friday that overturned the constitutional right to abortion has unleashed a frenzy of activity.
Anti-abortion forces plan to push for near-total bans in every state in the U.S., while abortion rights groups have vowed to fight back in the courts and push the Biden administration to do more to protect abortion rights.
The court said its ruling on Friday was needed because of what it called a half-century of bitter national controversy sparked by Roe v. Wade, but its decision set off more immediate and widespread rancor and mobilizing than the original ruling — and guaranteed pitched battles and extraordinary division ahead.
Demand for medical abortion is rising, as abortion pills, already used in more than half of of recent abortions in the U. S. are becoming even more sought-after in the aftermath of the ruling. They will most likely be at the center of the legal battles that are expected to unfold as about half the states ban abortion and others take steps to increase access.
The decision is the culmination of a generational conservative campaign . Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the majority opinion, had laid out a methodical strategy decades ago to overturn the landmark ruling.
The ruling will very likely reduce abortion access most for lower income women and black and Hispanic women who lack resources to travel to obtain one.
The New York Times
