Election 2018The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, ending the constitutional right to an abortion. Follow along for the latest news on the fallout and demonstrations.
Democrats who will face voters in November seized on the Supreme Court decision, putting abortion rights at the center of their campaigns. The Republicans they are facing largely remained quiet, with some GOP strategists acknowledging that the issue might not be good for their candidates.
The landmark conservative Supreme Court victories this week on abortion and guns capped a year-long string of victories on the right.
Utah is one of 13 states in the country with “trigger bans” that were designed to prohibit abortion if Roe were to fall.
The Supreme Court voted 6 to 3 to uphold a restrictive Mississippi law and overturn the constitutional right to abortion established nearly 50 years ago in Roe v. Wade.
