Tears and tension as protesters swarm outside US supreme court

As news broke of the possibility of Roe v Wade being overturned, demonstrators gathered in major cities

Outside the US supreme court the morning after a bombshell leak revealed justices are poised to overturn Roe v Wade, the day began with dozens of protesters. By the afternoon, thousands had arrived to make their voices heard - with many on opposite sides of America's abortion debate.

The possibility of a repeal of the landmark 1973 decision brought energized and sometimes emotional supporters of Roe to protests in major cities from New York to San Francisco. But the supreme court was ground zero.