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The end of Roe v. Wade, explained
Roe v. Wade is now overruled. Are access to contraception, same-sex marriage, and even the right to choose your own sex partners next?
Read: The Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
Read the decision overturning the landmark 1973 court case that established the constitutional right to an abortion.
The end of Roe is only the beginning for Republicans
The Supreme Court’s decision is already emboldening the anti-abortion movement to think bigger.
Roe is gone. What do Democrats do now?
Democrats don’t have a quick fix for the end of Roe because there isn’t one.
How the Uvalde police failed
Though officers were inside Robb Elementary School just three minutes after the gunman entered, it took them 1 hour, 14 minutes, and 8 seconds to end the massacre.
At least Clarence Thomas’s odious Dobbs concurrence was honest
Samuel Alito’s majority opinion striking down Roe v. Wade insists LGBTQ rights are safe. Thomas’s disturbing concurrence exposes the incoherence of that claim.
What Americans think about abortion, in 3 charts
Americans overwhelmingly support abortion rights, but vary on the specifics.
Congress passes a landmark gun control package
The bill incentivizes red flag laws, narrows the "boyfriend loophole," and more.
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The end of Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court overturned a 49-year-old precedent that secured the right to an abortion. Irin Carmon from New York magazine breaks down the case and Vox’s Ian Millhiser argues the Supreme Court is undermining democracy.