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The abortion precedent has faced withering criticism, including damning appraisals by pro-choice legal scholars, for half a century.

Read the full responses from independent candidates and crossbench MPs surveyed

Powerful legal groups, conservative Christian activists and right-wing figures shaped an anti-abortion agenda in the hands of the US Supreme Court, Alex Woodward reports

The leaked draft of Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which has sent shock waves across the United States, indicates that a majority of Supreme Court justices will likely overturn the constitutional right to an abortion granted in Roe v. Wade. Employing unusually harsh language,…

Now that we've had a moment to digest the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, one thing is clear: Words have lost their meaning.

The constitutional scholar on abortion, Sam Alito, and the future of federalism

Ruling enshrined women’s right to terminate a pregnancy

There is much, much less in the leaked draft than meets the eye

In one form or another, every Supreme Court nominee is asked during Senate hearings about his or her views of the landmark abortion rights ruling that has stood for a half century

Ruling enshrined women’s right to terminate a pregnancy

The original Roe decision never even mentions women's equality. As Ginsburg saw, that was a critical mistake