A leaked initial draft majority opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court will vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, Politico reported on Monday.
Reuters was not able to confirm the authenticity of the draft. The Supreme Court and the White House declined to comment. Read more: Roe v.
Wade — Pro-choice activists ‘livid’ after U.S. Supreme Court draft leak A woman’s right to have an abortion through the first trimester of pregnancy was protected nationally in 1973, following the Supreme Court’s landmark 7-2 ruling here in Roe v.
Wade. Plaintiff Jane Roe, later identified as Norma McCorvey, was an unmarried pregnant woman who was unable to get an abortion under Texas law, where it was illegal unless to save the life of the mother.