Conservative justices power ruling; Ruling enables U.S. states to ban abortion. liberals dissent. Biden condemns ruling as a 'sad day' for America. Justice Alito calls Roe v. Wade 'egregiously wrong'.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized women's constitutional right to abortion, a decision condemned by President Joe Biden that will dramatically change life for millions of women in America and exacerbate growing tensions in a deeply polarized country.

Conservative justices power ruling; Ruling enables U.S. states to ban abortion. liberals dissent. Biden condemns ruling as a 'sad day' for America. Justice Alito calls Roe v. Wade 'egregiously wrong'. 

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