Is this the end of Roe v Wade?

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Protests outside the U.S. Supreme Court after Politico publishes a draft ruling that would

strike down Roe vs Wade and affect the lives of tens of millions of Americans.

So what happens if and when abortion rights are actually struck down in the United States?

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A document obtained by Politico and confirmed as authentic by the U.S. Supreme Court reveals

that the highest court in the land appears poised to overturn Roe v Wade nearly 50 years

after that case legalized abortion in the United States.

In this draft opinion, five conservative justices, Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch,

Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett argue in favor of overturning Roe v Wade's holding

of a woman's federal constitutional right to an abortion.

The U.S. Supreme Court underlined in a statement today that this document is not a final decision

by the court or a final position by any justice.

It was circulated amongst the court at the beginning of February.

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