activists took to the street in washington, after indications that the landmark rowe versus wade ruling of 1973, which legalised abortion, may be overturned. anti abortion activists chanting, hey ho, roe versus wade has got to go. while those supporting abortion rights shouted, abortion is health care. all this the result of a leaked initial draft suggesting the us supreme court had voted to overturn roe versus wade. but this has not yet been confirmed. for almost half a century, abortion has been a divisive issue in the united states. last year, a poll by the pure research centre found 59% of us adults believed it should be legal in all or most cases, while 39% thought it should be illegal in most or all cases. they are not going to get away with this. let me say, i don t
we will see you later on. the us supreme court could be about to overturn the nationwide legal right to abortion, according to an unprecedented leaked draft of a court document. a draft opinion byjustice samuel alito argues that the 1973 roe v wade decision legalising abortion across the us was egregiously wrong . if the top us court strikes down the ruling, it could instantly make abortion illegal in 22 us states. neither the supreme court nor the white house have commented on the leak. richard galpin reports. both anti and pro abortion activists took to the streets in washington, after indications that the landmark rowe versus wade ruling of 1973, which legalised abortion, may be overturned.