WHO Chief: U.S. Abortion Ruling ‘a Setback,’ Will Cost Lives

June 29, 2022

(Associated Press) – The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday criticized the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, saying the decision to no longer recognize a constitutional right to abortion was “a setback” that would ultimately cost lives. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a media briefing that decades of scientific data prove that access to safe and legal abortion saves lives.  (Read More)