A look at the state of affairs, as the Supreme Court is expected to deliver an opinion by next week that could roll back 50 years of abortion rights in the US
Washington, US: The Supreme Court is expected to deliver an opinion by the end of June that could roll back 50 years of abortion rights in the United States.
This is the state of affairs in the country ahead of the much-anticipated ruling by the nation's highest court:
In the absence of any federal laws, it is the 1973 ruling in the landmark Supreme Court case known as Roe v. Wade that guarantees a woman's right to an abortion in the United States.