The GW Hatchet • May 3, 2022 • https://gwhatchet.com/2022/05/03/protesters-gather-outside-supreme-court-after-opinion-striking-down-roe-v-wade-is-leaked/
Protesters gather outside Supreme Court after opinion striking down Roe v. Wade is leaked
Auden Yurman | Senior Photo Editor
At least 500 people congregated outside the Supreme Court Monday night after a leaked draft majority opinion revealed the court voted to strike down Roe v. Wade, a move that would wipe away federal abortion protections.
By Auden Yurman
Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Supreme Court Monday night after a leaked draft majority opinion showed the Supreme Court voted to strike down the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and eliminate federal constitutional protections for abortion.
The crowd outside the courthouse grew to at least 500 people Monday night after POLITICO published the leaked document that was drafted in February, drawing pro-choice activists calling for abortion protections and anti-abortion counterprotesters defending the leaked decision. The court’s decision is not final until it is made public, which will likely happen in the next two months, according to POLITICO.
Here is a glimpse of the protesters, who congregated near the barricades of the Supreme Court throughout the night: