Kamala Harris: Supreme Court ruling on abortion is ‘outrageous’

The US Supreme Court has overturned the Roe V Wade decision that legalised abortion nationwide, meaning millions of women in the country will lose the legal right to terminate pregnancies.

The decision 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 Donald Trump.

The ruling comes more than a month after the leak of a draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito that indicated the court might be poised to take the momentous step, putting the courts at odds with the majority of the American public, who are in favour of Roe.

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