Photo: U.S. citizens demonstrate in support of the judgment
Supreme Court overrules abortion right in U.S.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overruled a constitutional right to abortion in America.
The court’s decision to overturn its 1973 abortion ruling known as Roe v. Wade, sparked emotional reactions on both sides of the issue.
Media reports said that the ruling leaves it to states to decide whether to permit the procedure that has been legal nationwide for five decades.
Delivering judgement,Justice Samuel Alito held that, “The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision.
“It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.”
According to the VOA, Justice Alito’s majority verdict was joined by four other conservative justices.
The ruling came less than two months after an early draft of Alito’s decision was leaked to a news site, setting off nationwide protests by abortion-rights activists.
While the apex court’s judgement does not impose an outright ban on abortion, its legal impact will immediately resonate across the country.
