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‘It feels like such a betrayal’: supreme court leak sparks protests across US

Guardian, 05 May 2022
In cities across the US, thousands took to the streets to demand abortion rights on Tuesday, a day after the leak of a draft supreme court opinion that would overturn Roe v Wade, the landmark ruling in 1973 that legalised abortion nationwide. The judgment, due by the end of June, would be the court's biggest since the former president Donald Trump succeeded in naming three conservative justices to the court.
US politics – live news ▶ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2022/may/04/abortion-supreme-court-roe-v-wade-public-opinion-biden-trump-us-politics-latest
How soon could US states outlaw abortions if Roe v Wade is overturned? ▶ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/04/us-supreme-court-abortion-explainer
Contraception could come under fire next if Roe v Wade is overturned ▶ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/03/roe-v-wade-birth-control
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