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The US Supreme Court ruling on abortion, what it means now

Aside from the political and legal implications of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade- are the real-world effects the ruling will have. Millions of women in the US will be affected by the ruling.

Research by the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization dedicated to advancing reproductive rights, suggests that around 1 in 4 American women have an abortion by the age of 45 from low-income families.