Today is a Tragic Day in U.S. History
10 Facts Relevant to Reproductive Rights in America
4 min readJun 24, 2022
Today, June 24, 2022, marks the end of a nearly 50-year era, (49 years, 5 months, and 2 days to be exact) where the federal government protected women and pregnant people’s right to reproductive freedom, choice, and privacy. The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade today in a 6 to 3 vote, removing the federal protection of the right to abortion based on trimester and returning it to the states.
The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and…
