Crowds gathered at the State Capitol and federal courthouse in Austin after a leaked draft opinion on Roe v. Wade signaled that the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn the landmark 1973 ruling on abortion.
on the books saying that if Roe v. Wade is overturned, 30 days later, abortions in the state would be illegal.The shockwave continues following the leak of the Supreme Court draft opinion that could ultimately overturn Roe v Wade.leaked Supreme Court opinion obtained by Politico
, Justice Samuel Alito says the 1973 landmark decision guaranteeing constitutional protections of abortion rights, must be overruled. Alito, a member of the court's 6-3 conservative majority who was appointed by former President George W. Bush, went on to criticize the 1992 decision from Planned Parenthood versus Casey, which upheld the right to an abortion.
"Roe was egregiously wrong from the start. It's reasoning was exceptionally weak. And the decision has had damaging consequences," Alito wrote.
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