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The main basis of the Supreme Court's most recent ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade was the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization last year in 2022 (Supremecourt.gov., n.d.). With current rules in place, it is left up to the states and their officials whether they will allow abortions or not. Many states have passed bans and/or have limitations or banned the procedure of in early stages of pregnancy (Nash & Guarnieri, 2023).

According to the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, abortion is not a constitutional right. Therefore, the US Constitution does not guarantee a right to an abortion. However, in Roe v. Wade the Supreme Court had originally used the US Constitution to base and justify privacy in the abortion laws in 1973. Which is tied to the First, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, and Fourteenth Amendments of the US Constitution (Supremecourt.gov., n.d.). In the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, they went on the grounds that abortion was more of a liberty.

No, the Supreme Court did not "ban" abortions. However, the Supreme Court did give the option to the states and their officials to decide the laws of abortion. As of January 2023, there are twelve states near or have a total ban, two states where abortion is unavailable, four states with gestational age bans in effect, three states with bans blocked by courts, and three states that may ban or restrict abortion.