The supreme court just overturned Roe v Wade – what happens next?

Court's move will allow more than half of states to ban abortion, with an immediate impact on tens of millions of Americans

The supreme court just overturned the landmark Roe v Wade case, which granted women in the US the right to terminate a pregnancy. A reversal of this magnitude is almost unprecedented, particularly on a case decided nearly 50 years ago.

The extraordinarily rare move will allow more than half of states to ban abortion, with an immediate and enduring impact on tens of millions of Americans.