Abortion is a medical or surgical procedure to deliberately end a pregnancy. In Roe v. Wade (1973), the US Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution protects a woman's right to an abortion before the viability of a fetus. A woman may exercise that right at her own discretion through the end of the first trimester, generally around the twelfth week of pregnancy. The ruling allows states to regulate but not wholly restrict a woman's access during the second trimester. During the third trimester, after viability, the condition can restrict all abortions unless the mother's health or life is in danger. However, in May 2022, a court draft opinion was leaked indicating that the solidly conservative court majority was planning to overturn the decades-old decision, which would allow states to create their own laws on abortion. The issue of abortion remains highly controversial, however, and several states have introduced restrictions that undermine that ruling. Abortion restri...