A decision made in the US Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade has ended 50 years of federal abortion rights. .The decision was released on Friday in a 6-3 vote abolishing the landmark ruling from 1973 that established constitutional rights in the US to access abortions. .The decision was expected due to the early leak of a draft prepared by Justice Samuel Alito in early May. .READ MORE: US Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade leaked.Alito, who penned the leaked draft in May, indicated that he and other Republican-appointed justices — Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barret — would be voting in favour of overturning Roe v. Wade..The draft also indicated they would vote to toss out the 1992 Supreme Court decision — known as Planned Parenthood v. Caseys — upholding abortion rights. At the time, Chief Justice John Roberts did not indicate how he would be voting, but joined in on the judgement as the sixth vote in favour of overturning the federal protection of abortion rights. ."The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion: Roe and Casey are overruled; and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives," said the Friday ruling. .Nearly half the states are expected to ban or severely restrict abortion with the controvercial but expected decision, according to reports from CNBC. .The court's three liberal justices are opposed to the decision and filed a dissenting opinion to the ruling. .Justin Trudeau tweeted he was aghast at the "horrific" decision.."The news coming out of the United States is horrific. My heart goes out to the millions of American women who are now set to lose their legal right to an abortion. I can’t imagine the fear and anger you are feeling right now," Trudeau tweeted. "No government, politician, or man should tell a woman what she can and cannot do with her body. I want women in Canada to know that we will always stand up for your right to choose."
