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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Sharp

‘This is supposed to be an advanced country’: Pro-choice protesters descend on Supreme Court

Julia Saqui/The Independent

Emotional scenes unfolded outside the US Supreme Court on Friday as women, abortion advocates and pro-choice protesters contended with the reality of a future without Roe v Wade.

Speaking toThe Independent in front of the heavily guarded court, one woman broke down in tears as she told how the justices’ decision to overturn abortion rights showed how far the United States has been “regressing”.

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