In what year did the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade?

In what year did the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade?

• A. 1973
• B. 1992
• C. 2001
• D. 2022

Answer: (D)

The event marked is the Court's decision in 2022 that ended Roe v. Wade as a constitutional protection for abortion. In the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case, decided in June 2022, the Supreme Court held that the Constitution does not guarantee a right to abortion and returned the regulation of abortion to the states. That’s why 2022 is the correct year—the ruling fundamentally changed abortion law from a federal constitutional right to state-level authority. Think of the other dates as part of the history: 1973 is when Roe established the constitutional right to abortion, which was the status quo for nearly 50 years; 1992 is when Planned Parenthood v. Casey reaffirmed Roe but did not overturn it; 2001 doesn’t correspond to overturning Roe at all.

The event marked is the Court's decision in 2022 that ended Roe v. Wade as a constitutional protection for abortion. In the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case, decided in June 2022, the Supreme Court held that the Constitution does not guarantee a right to abortion and returned the regulation of abortion to the states. That’s why 2022 is the correct year—the ruling fundamentally changed abortion law from a federal constitutional right to state-level authority.

Think of the other dates as part of the history: 1973 is when Roe established the constitutional right to abortion, which was the status quo for nearly 50 years; 1992 is when Planned Parenthood v. Casey reaffirmed Roe but did not overturn it; 2001 doesn’t correspond to overturning Roe at all.