The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday’s outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.

A divided Supreme Court has voted to allow a Texas law that prohibits abortions once medical professionals can detect cardiac activity—usually around six weeks— to remain in force, stripping most women of the right to an abortion in the nation’s second-largest state.

Soon after Joe Biden tapped Kamala Harris as his running mate, Republicans courted Christian conservative voters that were against or lukewarm to the idea of supporting Donald Trump for reelection by branding the Biden-Harris ticket as the “most pro-abortion ticket in Democratic history.”

With cheers and celebration, a new Reproductive Health Act was signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo allowing late-term abortions—up until a baby’s due date if a woman’s health is at risk. It is highly controversial.