Women's right to abortion may be abolished in US

The Supreme Court of the USA intends to reconsider a case that guaranteed a woman's right to abortion at the federal level fifty years ago.  A preliminary or draft version of such a position, indicating that the plaintiff was absolutely wrong according to the precedent, was made public the day before.  This led to a wave of protests from both supporters and opponents of abortion.

The legal precedent in question arose in 1973, when the court heard the case of Rowe against Wade. The plaintiff was Norma McCorvey, who took the pseudonym Jane Rowe. The defendant was the District Attorney. The woman filed her claim in the district court because Texas law did not allow her to have an abortion.

At that time, an exception was made only for those who had been raped or suffered from incest.

The court considered the case, having recognized the plaintiff's right to abortion. Then the board noted that an abortion can be done at the initiative of a woman until the moment the fetus becomes viable. This position was justified by the fourteenth amendment, which states about the inviolability of private life.

The decision became a precedent and guarantee of such a right for women at the federal level. Now, the Supreme Court's opinion may change, which will lead to individual states being able to determine the right to abortion within their jurisdiction. However, the promulgated opinion of the judges of the Supreme Court is not final and has not entered into force. It may take up to a couple of months to prepare and publish the final version, Politico.com reports.