The countries where abortion is legal – and where it’s illegal

Millions of US women have lost their right to terminate pregnancies following Supreme Court ruling

US abortion-rights activists march toward the White House
Abortion-rights activists march toward the White House on 26 June 2022, after the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark 50-year-old Roe v Wade case, removing a federal right to an abortion for millions of Americans.
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The overturning of the landmark Roe vs. Wade ruling is set to strip women across the US of their constitutional right to abortion.

The Supreme Court’s decision to reverse the 1973 ruling hands powers to crack down on abortion to the nation’s 50 states – of which “half are expected to introduce new restrictions or bans”, the BBC reported. A total of 13 have already passed “trigger” laws to automatically outlaw abortion if federal protections are overturned, the broadcaster added.

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