 What's behind the US Supreme Court banning abortion rights? We'll tell you in this video. Yesterday, in a disturbing move the United States Supreme Court ruled to overturn the historic Roe v. Wade decision of 1973, robbing women of the right to abortion. This ruling was part of a case challenging a Mississippi law that banned abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, with no exception for rape and incest. 26 states in the US could ban abortions in the coming months. These laws will affect poor and marginalized women the most, as abortion clinics will be shut down. Something terrible has happened in our state and something terrible has happened in this country. This is despite the fact that over 70% of people are posed over turning Roe v. Wade. But this did not seem to matter for the judges who are appointed for lifetime terms and who are political appointees. The ruling is a result of decades of right-wing organizing and the failure of Democrats to protect abortion rights. Massive protests are taking place in the US against the decision.