On June 24th, 2022 the Supreme Court decided that the State of Mississippi was allowed to enact a 15-week abortion ban. This effectually overturned the previous “viability” standard of Roe vs Wade and “returned abortion to the states.”
“On June 24, 2022, the Court issued a decision that, by a vote of 6–3, reversed the lower court rulings. A smaller majority of five justices joined the opinion overturning Roe and Casey. The majority held that abortion is not a constitutional right, as the Constitution does not mention it and its substantive right was not "deeply rooted" in the country's history, and that individual states have the authority to regulate access to abortion. Chief Justice John Roberts agreed with the judgment upholding the Mississippi law but did not join the majority in the opinion to overturn Roe and Casey.”
