A groundbreaking draft opinion by the United States Supreme Court which has been leaked and published by 'Politico' would be a devastating blow to abortion rights advocates. In an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito, the nation's high court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
The draft opinion is a major disavowal of the historic 1973 decision which guaranteed a woman's federal protections of abortion rights and a decision later in 1992, Planned Parenthood v. Casey which solidly affirmed a woman's right, according the opinion written by Justice Alito.
In the leaked document labeled 'Opinion of the Court,' Justice Alito wrote 'We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled. Alito went on to write 'It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people's elected representatives.'
Justice Alito wrote that 'Roe was egregiously wrong from the start', according to the draft which is dated Feb. 10.. This is not a final decision of record and it's unclear if the draft will be changed before it is released. Protestors gathered in large numbers overnight outside the Supreme Court to protest the leaked opinion.
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