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What is Roe v Wade and how does it affect abortion rights in the US?

A crowd gather outside the US supreme court in Washington on Monday night after a draft opinion indicated the court has provisionally voted to overturn the 1973 case Roe v Wade, the landmark ruling that legalised abortion nationwide in America.
A crowd gather outside the US supreme court in Washington DC on Monday night after a draft opinion indicated the court had provisionally voted to overturn the 1973 case Roe v Wade, the landmark ruling that legalised abortion nationwide in America. Photograph: Anna Johnson/AP

A leaked initial draft majority opinion suggests the US supreme court is poised to vote to overturn the Roe v Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, Politico reported on Monday.

The supreme court and the White House have declined to comment.

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