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By Erik Larson and Emma Kinery

June 24, 2022 at 10:49 AM EDT

Updated on

June 24, 2022 at 3:54 PM EDT

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The US Supreme Court decision ending the right to abortion established by Roe v. Wade in 1973 has put other hard-won rights at risk, including the rights to same-sex marriage and contraception.

Read the Full Text of the Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion Rights