Abortion rights advocates demonstrate Tuesday outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., after the leak of a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito that would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that has been the law of the land for nearly 50 years. Advocates were met by anti-abortion advocates, who also gathered outside the building to show their support for Roe to be struck down.
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Abortion battle erupts with leaded U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion
America’s decades-old battle over abortion rights exploded anew on Tuesday as the U.S. Supreme Court authenticated a draft opinion leaked to the news outlet Politico that signaled the court will soon overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
