The number of abortions in Greater Manchester grows as US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade

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overturn Roe v. Wade, and former president Barack Obama called the decision an attack on American freedoms.“Today, the Supreme Court not only reversed nearly 50 years of precedent,” Obama’s statement begins, “It relegated the most intensely personal decision someone can make to the whims of politicians and ideologues — attacking the essential freedoms of millions of Americans.”“For more than a month, we’ve known this day was coming,” Obama continued, “but that doesn’t make it any less devastating.”The two-term president also offered actionable words, calling out Planned Parenthood, United States of Women and “many other groups” who have “been sounding the alarm on this issue for years — and will continue to be on the front lines of this fight.”Obama previously released a more lengthy statement when the draft decision of the Supreme Court leaked in May.“The consequences of this decision would be a blow not just to women, but to all of us who believe that in a free society, there are limits to how much the government can encroach on our personal lives,” Obama said.

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling that has guaranteed the right to an abortion for more than 50 years, creating a grim new reality for women’s health in the country while granting a significant victory to religious conservatives.

The US Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v Wade.