Roe v. Wade

Politico leaked a majority opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court indicating it was ready to overturn the landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade. This tag collects all fact-checks and news stories related to the historic case, that leak and the repercussions.

Have US Abortion-Related Deaths Decreased Since Roe v. Wade?

16 May 2022

To suggest a decline in abortion-related deaths was purely due to the legalization of the...

News

Vice President Kamala Harris hugs Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, after Harris spoke to the media about a procedural vote that did not pass on the Women's Health Protection Act to codify the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, Wednesday, May 11, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senate Bid To Save Roe V. Wade Falls to GOP-Led Filibuster

11 May 2022

The Senate fell far short Wednesday in a rushed effort toward enshrining Roe v. Wade...

AP News

Roe Leak: No, Justices Didn’t Argue Against Abortion to Boost ‘Domestic Supply of Infants’

11 May 2022

Abortion-rights activists responded with outrage to a footnote from the draft opinion overturning Roe v....

Fact Check

Roe v. Wade: What’s Next for US, Supreme Court

11 May 2022

If the landmark abortion ruling gets overturned, expect a patchwork of state laws governing legal...

News

Did Hitler Say He’d Put an ‘End to the Idea That a Woman’s Body Belongs to Her’?

10 May 2022

"Nazi ideals demand that the practice of abortion shall be exterminated with a strong hand,"...

Fact Check

Portland ‘Crisis Pregnancy Center’ Hit With Vandalism

9 May 2022

The incident followed a leaked draft decision showing the U.S. Supreme Court potentially overturning Roe...

News

Is Abortion Permitted in Judaism?

9 May 2022

And what do other religions say about it?

News

Were Most Conservative Supreme Court Justices Appointed by Presidents Who Lost Popular Vote?

6 May 2022

And were they confirmed by Senators who represented a minority of Americans?

News

As Roe v. Wade Comes Into Question, Snopes Looks Back at Decades of Abortion Coverage Snopes dug through the archives to find decades’ worth of abortion-related fact checks and reporting.