• The US was one of 56 nations up until Friday that allowed women to request an abortion without having to provide a reason for doing so.
• Roe v. Wade however overturned by the US Supreme Court on Friday.
• Unless Congress takes action, US states will now control abortion rights.

Roe v Wade however overturned by the US Supreme Court on Friday. This sent shockwaves throughout the world and separated the nation from its main allies in reproductive healthcare.

The court’s judgment, according to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson obviously has a significant impact on people’s thinking throughout the world.

The measure placed the US in a very small club of nations that have taken action to restrict access in recent years.

The US however one of 56 nations up until Friday that allowed women to request an abortion without having to provide a reason for doing so.

Since few affluent countries outright prohibit or severely restrict access to abortions. It was typically in the company of other Western nations.

However, if federal protection for abortion is removed, some US states will follow suit.

Unless Congress takes action, US states will now control abortion rights.

According to the Guttmacher Institute, more than half of US states would definitely outlaw abortion once Roe v Wade however reversed.

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According to the CRR, no industrialized nation has established a gestational limit as early as six weeks.

Each Australian state and territory has a different level of access to abortion.

However, while Australia has gone in the opposite way, several American states have increasingly tightened their restrictions on abortion.