Supreme Court abortion ruling updates: Americans can get abortions in Canada: Trudeau

The Supreme Court voted to overrule the decisions of Roe and Casey.

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision in a much-anticipated ruling Friday in one of its biggest decisions this term.

The court voted 5-4, largely along party lines, to overturn Roe and 6-3, in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which involved Mississippi's ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

It appeared that the panel's conservative majority of justices was ready to overturn nearly 50 years of established abortion rights after last month's leaked draft decision indicated as much.


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Abortion provider says it's deploying a fleet of mobile clinics along border states

Just The Pill, a nonprofit abortion group, announced a program called Abortion Delivered and vowed to deploy a fleet of mobile clinics to offer "mobile procedural abortions" along the border of states that impose restrictions.

"By operating on state borders, we will reduce travel burdens for patients in states with bans or severe limits," said Dr. Julie Amaon, the medical director of Just The Pill and Abortion Delivered, in a statement.

Abortion law and restrictions vary by state. Some states have trigger laws in place that immediately ban abortion once the federal protection of Roe was overturned.

While state rules can differ, FDA regulations say women can be prescribed medical abortion pills by a certified provider at up to 10 weeks of pregnancy and take them at home.

"We are undaunted. We will bring care to the people who most need it, and we will defy reproductive repression by providing more affordable and accessible care," said Amaon.


JPMorgan Chase to cover employee travel for abortion

JPMorgan Chase, one of the nation’s largest banks, has informed U.S. employees that it will cover the costs of travel for those seeking an abortion who cannot access the procedure legally in their home state, according to a memo sent to employees on June 1 and obtained by ABC News.

The company will begin covering the travel next month, according to a company web page that details the policy.

Several corporations in recent weeks, including Amazon and Starbucks, have announced expanded health benefits to pay for travel fees incurred by workers seeking an abortion if the procedure is unavailable near where they live.

Yelp, Tesla, Citigroup, Apple and Salesforce have also expanded abortion coverage in recent weeks for employees to include costs for travel when necessary.

The JPMorgan Chase memo was first reported by CNBC.


AG Merrick Garland says DOJ 'strongly disagrees' with ruling, will protect rights

Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Department of Justice "strong disagrees" with the Supreme Court's ruling on Friday, and added his department "will work tirelessly to protect and advance reproductive freedom."

He outlined several steps the department will take in furthering that goal, including protecting access to health care in states where abortion remains legal, supporting Congress' efforts "to codify Americans’ reproductive rights" and work to protect access to mifepristone, the so-called abortion pill.

"The Supreme Court has eliminated an established right that has been an essential component of women’s liberty for half a century -- a right that has safeguarded women’s ability to participate fully and equally in society," Garland wrote in a statement.

Garland was nominated to the Supreme Court by former President Barack Obama in 2016 to fill the late Justice Antonin Scalia's seat but never received a vote because Republicans refused to take it up.

-ABC News' Alex Mallin


American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists condemns ruling

Dr. Iffath A. Hoskins, president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Supreme Court decision is "a direct blow to bodily autonomy, reproductive health, patient safety and health equity in the United States."

"The restrictions put forth are not based on science nor medicine; they allow unrelated third parties to make decisions that rightfully and ethically should be made only by individuals and their physicians," Hoskins said.

She said the decision will disproportionately impact people already facing barriers to health care and that laws will make people face possible risks of pregnancy, including "the morbidity and mortality associated with childbirth."

"The principle of shared decision-making is founded on respect for peoples’ expertise in their own bodies and lives and clinicians’ expertise in science and medicine," Hoskins said. "There is no room within the sanctuary of the patient-physician relationship for individual lawmakers who wish to impose their personal religious or ideological views on others."