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The fall of Roe v Wade, the US anti-abortion movement and its influence in Australia
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posted on 2022-12-12, 00:46 authored by Tania PenovicThis article examines the overturning of the landmark US Supreme Court decision of Roe v Wade, the precedent which conferred federal constitutional protection on the right to abortion. It looks at the US anti-abortion movement which worked for decades to overturn Roe v Wade and the degree to which Australian law is vulnerable to its influence.