The Latest Breaking News from US Supreme Court

The end of constitutional protections for abortions in the United States has pemboldened abortion opponents around the world, while advocates of abortion rights worry the Supreme Court ruling could threaten recent moves toward legalization in their countries

The right to an abortion in the United States comes from a landmark court decision made in the 1970s, known as the Roe v Wade case. Now, the US Supreme Court has overturned that historic legal decision, making it the responsibility of individual states to decide if abortion is legal.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on Friday, saying, “The prayers of millions have been answered.”

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CHICAGO — Illinois politicians reacted swiftly and along party lines to Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, with Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Democratic legislative leaders immediately announcing they plan to call a special legislative session to strengthen the state’s already-stringent protections for reproductive rights.

MINNEAPOLIS — Abortions remain a legally protected right in Minnesota — but it just became a politically hotter issue for this fall’s elections.

Restricting abortion access does not stop people seeking the procedure "it only makes it more deadly," a spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a 1973 decision legalizing abortion.

As US Supreme Court reverses Roe v Wade, joy for conservative groups and despair for abortion rights advocates.

The Vatican's Academy for Life on Friday praised the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on abortion, saying it challenged the world to reflect on life issues, but also called for social changes to help women keep their children.