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David Smith, Lauren Gambino and Lauren Burke in Washington, Martin Pengelly and Oliver Milman in New York

US shaken to its core by supreme court draft that would overturn Roe v Wade

Elizabeth Warren joins a protest at the supreme court on Tuesday after the release of the draft opinion that would overturn Roe v Wade.
Elizabeth Warren joins a protest at the supreme court on Tuesday after the release of the draft opinion that would overturn Roe v Wade. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Joe Biden has warned that a leaked draft supreme court ruling overturning Roe v Wade, the 1973 case which guaranteed the right to abortion, would represent a huge change in America law and could imperil a wide range of other civil rights.

In a historic moment that shook the US to the core and highlighted jagged social and political divisions, the court confirmed the draft was authentic but said it did not “represent a decision by the court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case”.

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