The Supreme Court is poised to vote to strike down Roe v. Wade, according to a draft opinion written by Judge Samuel Alito that was leaked to Politico on Monday.
Roe v. Wade was established in 1973 to guarantee constitutional protection for “a woman’s right to an abortion prior to the viability of the fetus,” as summarized by Cornell Law School, and it was followed up with a 1992 decision, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, that reaffirmed the precedent.
But Alito, with the backing of five Republican-appointed justices, argues for reversing that landmark decision, according to a first draft from February.