Roe v. Wade: Pro-choice activists ‘livid’ after U.S. Supreme Court draft leak
Global News
The fury began Monday night when news agency Politico reported the draft majority opinion indicated the U.S. Supreme Court has voted to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Thousands of pro-choice activists are expressing outrage over reports of a leaked draft opinion that suggests the U.S. Supreme Court may overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide in the U.S.
The fury began Monday night when news agency Politico reported the draft majority opinion indicated the court has voted to overturn Roe v. Wade.
A decision to overrule the case could lead to abortion bans in roughly half of the United States, and could have huge ramifications for this year’s U.S. elections.
However, it’s not clear if the draft is the court’s final decision as opinions often change in the process of drafting a ruling.
“We’re horrified, saddened, and livid,” said activist group Women’s March on Twitter on Monday night.
“If you are too, then now is the time to show up and show them our movement won’t back down from protecting our reproductive rights.”
The group, which founded Women’s March protests in 2017 after former president Donald Trump’s election, also called for demonstrations on abortion rights at “5 p.m. your local time.”