Protesters gathered outside the US supreme court in Washington Monday night after a leak appeared to reveal Roe v Wade, the landmark ruling that legalised abortion nationwide in America, would be overturned, according to a draft opinion about a provisional vote by the court reported on by Politico.

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In what appeared to be a stunning and unprecedented leak, Politico said on Monday evening it had obtained an initial majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito and circulated in the court on 10 February. The opinion strikes down Roe v Wade, the court’s 1973 ruling that enshrined the constitutional right to abortion, and a subsequent 1992 decision – Planned Parenthood v Casey – that largely upheld that right

Supreme court voted to overturn Roe v Wade abortion law, leaked draft opinion reportedly shows ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/02/roe-v-wade-abortion-supreme-court-draft-opinion

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