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A leaked Supreme Court draft opinion would overturn Roe v. Wade.
Politico has reportedly obtained an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito, which indicates a majority of the Supreme Court justices support overturning the landmark 1973 case Roe v. Wade, which affirmed the legality of a woman’s right to an abortion.
Alito argues that Roe was “egregiously wrong” from the start and that abortion rights should return to the states. Read the entire 98-page draft here.
Without Roe, the constitutional right to obtain an abortion would be gone.
However, ending Roe wouldn’t end abortion – or the fight over abortion – in America. Rather, a repeal of the landmark decision would shift the battle from federal to state courts. States have already begun to pass stricter abortion laws in Oklahoma, Florida, Texas, and elsewhere ahead of the official SCOTUS decision.
Read what would happen if Roe is overturned this summer here.
What do you think of the leaked draft opinion?
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