Justices appear poised to overturn most fundamental ruling in US law that enshrined right to abortion nationwide
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The Supreme Court is poised to overturn the most fundamental rulings in US law that enshrined the right to abortion nationwide, according to a leaked draft opinion.
The draft opinion, reported by Politico late on Monday night, seeks to strike down the landmark Roe v Wade 1973 ruling and a subsequent 1992 decision – Planned Parenthood v Casey – that largely upheld the right to abortion.