Roe v Wade overturn: What does overturned mean in court?

On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, stating that “the Constitution does not provide a right to abortion” and that “the ability to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives.”

According to an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito ‘Roe was completely wrong from the outset. Its rationale was extremely faulty, and the judgement had negative implications’

The ruling is the most significant Supreme Court decision in decades, and it will change the face of women’s reproductive health in America.

Unless Congress acts, abortion rights will be governed by the states in the future. Without federal protections, an additional four states are expected to outlaw abortions as soon as possible.

According to the Guttmacher Institute, which advocates for abortion rights, at least 21 states already have laws or constitutional amendments in place that would require them to try to ban abortion as soon as possible.