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protests erupted across the U.S. after political released a leaked draft of a Supreme Court

opinion that overturns Roe v Wade.

The move would eliminate 49 years of federal abortion protections.

Chief Justice John Roberts has confirmed the draft opinion is authentic, however it's

just a draft and could change before an official ruling in June.

But it does indicate what the Court's majority is thinking that abortion should be left

up to the states.

On the first page of that draft opinion, Justice Samuel Alito writes, quote,

for the first 185 years after the adoption of the Constitution, each state was permitted

to address this issue in accordance with the views of its citizens.

At least 23 states including Oklahoma have laws on the books that would at least partially

ban abortions if Roe is overturned.

But 16 other states including Colorado have laws boosting abortion access or even codifying

the right to an abortion in the state legal code.

With a break we'll hear from lawmakers in both Oklahoma and Colorado, one who agrees that

Roe should be overturned and one who doesn't.

We'll also hear from an abortion provider in Missouri.

I'm Jen White, you're listening to the 1A podcast where we get to the heart of the

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