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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Johanna Chisholm

Pro-choice protesters blockade intersections near the Supreme Court ahead of Roe v Wade abortion ruling

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Two groups of abortion rights advocates took to the streets and blockaded intersections in front of the Supreme Court on Monday ahead of the historic ruling on Roe v Wade.

Video footage showed protesters carrying signs that expressed their disagreement with a leaked draft of an opinion from the high court last month, which signalled its position to overturn Roe v Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that has provided people with the right to a safe abortion for nearly half a century.

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