News Analysis
Democrats in both the legislature and the White House have few options open to them to counter the Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) expected decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, despite efforts to use legislation or executive powers to do so.
In 1973’s Roe v. Wade, SCOTUS ruled that abortion was protected under the Constitution by an implied right to privacy.
The court declared that states were required to permit abortion at least through the first trimester, effectively overturning existing abortion laws in over two dozen states. Since then, conservative and pro-life activists have worked frantically to overturn the decision, which they say relies on a bad legal ruling.
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