HD's decision in the matter is expected to come sometime in late June, but in early May a draft was leaked showing that the court intends to tear up Roe against Wade.
The leak has provoked reactions.
- Opinion polls in the US show that a majority still support "Roe against Wade" and do not want to see it scrapped but the abortion opponents have been strong and well organized even in the appointment of the Supreme Court judge, says Carl Fridh Kleberg.
Roe v. Wade is a 1973 case in which the Supreme Court upholds women's right to abortion in the United States with reference to the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which deals with the constitutionally protected right to privacy.
According to Roe v. Wade, abortion is permissible until the fetus shows viability, which was then described as between weeks 24 and 28. However, abortions after week 21 are very uncommon in the United States.
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