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Repealing the Roe vs Wade ruling, which was issued in 1973, has been a key target of anti-abortion groups for decades

In the popular imagination, democracies die when tanks roll onto the streets, leaders are captured and the state television station seized. But more often, their demise is brought about by notionally democratic institutions themselves.

Company memo came hours before leaked US Supreme Court draft opinion revealed the nation’s highest court has decided to strike down the landmark Roe v Wade ruling

Politicians in Scotland have condemned reports the US Supreme Court is set to overturn a landmark law on abortion rights.

Leaks of any kind are rare at the Supreme Court, but in 1973, the original Roe decision was leaked to the press before the court formally announced it. The chief justice was furious.

California officials and abortion providers spoke out Monday night against a purported draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion that was leaked to Politico and seemed to signal that the nation’s highest court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade — a move that would allow states to outlaw abortion.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In a swift response to news that the U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to overturn the nation's landmark abortion rights protections, Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders announced Monday night they will ask voters in November to place permanent protections for the procedure in the California Constitution.

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News that the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn the landmark Roe v

A leaked draft opinion from the US Supreme Court suggests that Roe v Wade, the legal precedent that protects the right of women in America to have an abortion, is set to be overturned.

The US Supreme Court looks set to overturn a key ruling on abortion rights. Roe v Wade was a landmark moment for women in 1973. Here's why the case was significant