In a 6-3 vote along ideological lines, the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a strict Mississippi abortion law. It also overturned Roe v. Wade, the 50-year-old case that was the basis for legal abortion across the United States.
These are some of the stories we're following:
- What happens next: Widespread bans on abortion in the United States likely will havefar-reaching effects.
- What states are doing: Because of laws set to go into effect if Roe v. Wade is overturned, dozens of states across the country are poised to ban or severely restrict abortion. But many others have moved to expand access to and increase legal protections around abortions in anticipation of the ruling.
- Idaho's abortion ban will take effect next month: Doctors found violating Idaho's law would face between two and five years in prison under a felony charge.