Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, published by , which first revealed that the Court had voted to overturn the landmark 1973 decision as well as 1992's Planned Parenthood v.
Casey. “We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” Alito wrote in a the document, titled “Opinion of the Court,” which was leaked in May, but dated early February. “It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.”The end of the Constitutional protections means that individual states will have the right to ban abortion, which is “certain or likely” to occur immediately in 26 states, according to .
These potential rulings will most greatly affect people who aren't able to travel to access abortion care, including people who are poor and people of color.
But it's not just women or people who can become pregnant that will be affected. In Texas, for example, allows anyone to bring a civil lawsuit against any abortion provider, or against a person who “aids and abets” an abortion.
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