Critics of the Court have long felt that it prematurely ruled on abortion in Roe v.

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For women, this election was about many different issues, not just abortion rights and Roe v Wade.

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According to the Centre for Reproductive Rights, up to 30 states are poised to make abortion illegal should Roe v Wade be overturned.

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There is a controversial theory put forward by economist Steven Levitt that the increased availability of legal abortion after the Supreme Court ruling in 1973 on Roe v Wade meant that fewer children were born to young, poor, single mothers.

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Under Roe v Wade, the Supreme Court ruled that any abortion law must allow exceptions for the life and health of the mother.

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It ought also to reassure those who fear that Roe v Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court ruling that made abortion legal in every state, is on the verge of being overturned.

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State legislators seeking to limit access to abortion have the backing of a 1992 Supreme Court decision, Planned Parenthood v.

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President Barack Obama, meanwhile, said the Roe v Wade anniversary was an opportunity to "recommit" to supporting abortion rights.

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The Supreme Court's decision on Roe v Wade established that the US Constitution's right to privacy applied to abortion.

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