The right to legal abortion across all 50 states is one of the most contentious issues in U.S. politics. That right has been guaranteed by law since the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. Now it looks like that right may soon be removed. A draft majority decision by Judge Alito has been leaked to Politico. As it stands it means the end of Roe vs Wade. The supreme court chief justice has confirmed the authenticity of the document - saying it's not a final draft. An investigation into the leak has been opened. The results of the leak are explosive.

00:00 The end of the Roe v. Wade ruling?
02:53 Columbia law professor Carol Sanger is a scholar of reproductive rights talks to DW.

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