ROE STRUCK DOWN: US SUPREME COURT RELEASES RULING

The US Supreme Court has overturned the Roe v Wade decision which interpreted the US Constitution in 1973 as providing a right to abortion.

The decision - already flagged in a leaked draft from the Supreme Court earlier this year, will leave individual states free to legislate on abortion.

The court, in a 6-3 ruling, upheld a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks - and held that Roe v Wade was wrongly decided because the U.S. Constitution makes no specific mention of abortion rights.

Today's ruling will be warmly welcomed by pro-life groups and activists for women's choices - but strongly opposed by abortion supporters and activists.

BREAKING: The US Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and wiped out the constitutional right to abortion, issuing a historic ruling likely to render the procedure largely illegal in half the country https://t.co/gEVkCNZPRJ pic.twitter.com/DUEuwS5Jnp

— Bloomberg (@business) June 24, 2022

ready for scotus to overturn roe v. wade! pic.twitter.com/LJPh8x32SD

— Students for Life of America (@StudentsforLife) June 23, 2022

Held: The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled; and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives.

— Lila Rose (@LilaGraceRose) June 24, 2022