In 1970, attorneys for a pregnant woman under the pseudonym "Jane Roe" filed a lawsuit in Dallas challenging the law prohibiting abortions except to save a mother's life.
Their case became known as the Roe v. Wade case, which enshrined the ability to have an abortion as a fundamental constitutional right.
In a 6-3 decision today, the U.S. Supreme Court, in an unprecedented move, stripped American citizens of a right they had previously been granted.
This decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization stands in stark contrast to the one in Roe.The Supreme Court ruled nearly 50 years ago that Americans have a constitutional right to abortion in a 7-2 decision.