Abortion access: How do the US and Europe compare?

America is in shock after a web based newspaper printed a leaked draft opinion that reveals the Supreme Court docket is able to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 authorized precedent that established a lady’s proper to abortion.

The bulk opinion, obtained by Politico, has been described as a “full-throated, unflinching repudiation” of the landmark choice. 

If the Court docket ultimately votes to strike down Roe v. Wade, a number of states will impose near-total bans on abortion, making the process inaccessible for hundreds of thousands of girls.

The information despatched shockwaves throughout america… and Europe. However how do the 2 evaluate in the case of abortion entry?

Whereas the US has for many years relied on a authorized precedent with out codifying it beneath federal regulation, European nations have handed laws that enshrines abortion in regulation and units out the standards at a nationwide stage. This lack of codification, critics say, disadvantaged the American framework of a democratic foundation.

However that is not the one distinction. 

Watch the video above to study extra about how Europe and the US evaluate.