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Estefania Mitre

Demonstrators gather at the Supreme Court's doorstep following Roe v Wade opinion leak

"My corpse has more right than my body," Jessica Golibart, a D.C. resident, said outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, May 3. (Tyrone Turner / WAMU)

U.S. senators gathered alongside protesters on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court to celebrate and oppose the leaked draft opinion published by Politico Monday night. The draft opinion showed that a majority of justices on the court have voted to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that established the right to abortion.

Abortion-rights supporter Rev. Dr. Sofia Betancourt debates with abortion-rights opponent Minister Leroy Swailes outside U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. (/ Dee Dwyer / Dee Dwyer)

So far, Chief Justice John Roberts has authenticated the draft opinion and launched an investigation into how the draft got leaked. Several governors have made a statements about where their states stand on the issue.

Here are some of the scenes seen at the Supreme Court doorsteps captured by D.C. photographers:

Abortion-rights supporter Dunia Sinnreich (right) and Rev. Dr. Sofia Betancourt stand outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. (/ Dee Dwyer / Dee Dwyer)
Anti-abortion rights protesters singing and chanting anti-abortion slogans outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (/ Eman Mohammed / Eman Mohammed)
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) stands alongside abortion-rights supporters outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. (Tyrone Turner / WAMU / WAMU)
Abortion-rights activist argues with anti-abortion-rights protesters outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. (/ Eman Mohammed / Eman Mohammed)
A protestor posts in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building Tuesday holding a sign that reads, "Thou shalt not steal my civil rights, thou shalt not steal my repro rights." (Tyrone Turner / WAMU / WAMU)
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) speaking among a pro-choice rights protestors outside the U.S. Supreme Court (/ Eman Mohammed / Eman Mohammed)
Protesters argue outside the U.S. Supreme Court building Tuesday after a leaked draft decision showed a majority of the court's justices have voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. (Tyrone Turner / WAMU / WAMU)
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) voices his support for abortion and trans rights outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday (/ Eman Mohammed / Eman Mohammed)
Abortion rights supporters gather at the Supreme Court on Tuesday (/ Dee Dwyer / Dee Dwyer)
Protesters gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court building Tuesday after a leaked draft decision showed a majority of the court's justices have voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. (/ Eman Mohammed / Eman Mohammed)
Abortion-rights opponent Rev. Leroy Swailes stands outside the U.S. Supreme Court building Tuesday. (/ Dee Dwyer / Dee Dwyer)
Protesters stand outside the U.S. Supreme Court building Tuesday after a leaked draft decision showed that a majority of the court's justices have voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. (/ Eman Mohammed / Eman Mohammed)
Protesters stand outside the U.S. Supreme Court building Tuesday after a leaked draft decision showed that a majority of the court's justices have voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. (Tyrone Turner / WAMU / WAMU)
A protestor holds a coat hanger aloft outside the U.S. Supreme Court building Tuesday. (Tyrone Turner / WAMU / WAMU)
Sharmin Hossain, a Campaign Director for Liberate Abortion, stands with abortion-rights supporters outside the U.S. Supreme Court building Tuesday. (/ Dee Dwyer / Dee Dwyer)
Zoe Gandee holds her 4-month-old daughter, Matilda Gandee-Riggs, with a sign that reads "here for her" outside the U.S. Supreme Court building Tuesday. (Tyrone Turner / WAMU / WAMU)
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