Protesters rush to supreme court to decry draft abortion ruling ‘disgrace’
by Lauren Burke in Washington and Oliver Milman and G from World news | The Guardian on (#5YTMH)
Pro-choice campaigners light candles and vent fury at Justice Alito, author of leaked opinion, as anti-abortion activists celebrate
Furious women surged to the steps of the US supreme court to decry news in a leaked document indicating that the conservative-controlled court intends to overturn abortion rights provided nationally under the 1973 Roe vs Wade ruling.
Protesters rushed to demonstrate outside the building's majestic marble columns in Washington DC just minutes after the news broke late on Monday night, and more were there on Tuesday, with larger protests planned.
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