The Supreme Court officially decided to overturn Roe v. Wade, returning power to the states to determine the legality of abortion, according to CNBC.

In a 6-3 decision on Thomas E. Dobbs, State Health Officer of the Mississippi Department of Health, et al. v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, et al., justices held that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, effectively overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey decisions.

"The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision, including the one on which the defenders of Roe and Casey now chiefly rely — the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment," Justice Samuel Alito wrote in the majority opinion. "... It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people's elected representatives." 

Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was a response to HB 1510, which Mississippi enacted in 2018, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. The legislation banned all abortions performed after 15 weeks of pregnancy, except in cases of medical emergencies or severe fetal abnormalities.

Jackson Women's Health Organization, the only abortion provider in Mississippi, challenged HB 1510 in court. The state of Mississippi then appealed to the Supreme Court, which agreed to review the case to determine "whether all pre-viability prohibitions on elective abortions are unconstitutional."

Politico obtained a draft of the Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in a leak in early May, CNBC reported. The leaked opinion indicated that the court would rule to overturn Roe v. Wade. The landmark decision 49 years ago guaranteed a woman's right to undergo an abortion. The court ruled that the Constitution protects a pregnant woman's liberty to choose. The official ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson was expected in June. 

"Court employees have an exemplary and important tradition of respecting the confidentiality of the judicial process and upholding the trust of the court," Chief Justice John Roberts said of the leak, as reported by CNBC. "This was a singular and egregious breach of that trust that is an affront to the court and the community of public servants who work here."

The official ruling to overturn the decisions protecting abortion rights in the United States was issued on June 24, bringing the power back to the states to decide on laws regarding abortion.