The Supreme Court on Friday stripped away the nation’s constitutional protections for abortion that had stood for nearly a half-century. The decision by the court’s conservative majority overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling and is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.
The ruling, unthinkable just a few years ago, was the culmination of decades of efforts by abortion opponents, made possible by an emboldened right side of the court fortified by three appointees of former President Donald Trump.
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Protests outside of the Supreme Court immediately erupted following the controversial decision, with people from both sides of the issue letting their voices be heard.
Here is what is looked like Friday afternoon in Washington D.C.
