<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">As abortions return to back allies and coat hangers . . .<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><br></div>Courtesy of <i>Reuters</i> at:<div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/leaked-us-supreme-court-decision-suggests-majority-set-overturn-roe-v-wade-2022-05-03/">https://www.reuters.com/world/us/leaked-us-supreme-court-decision-suggests-majority-set-overturn-roe-v-wade-2022-05-03/</a></div><div><br></div><div>————————————————-</div><div><br></div><div><h1 data-testid="Heading" class="text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__heading_2__1K_hh heading__base__2T28j heading__heading_2__3Fcw5" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.14; font-size: 40px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-family: knowledge-medium, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; color: rgb(64, 64, 64);">U.S. Supreme Court set to overturn Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision, Politico reports</h1></div><div><br></div><div><div>WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court looks set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a leaked initial draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday.</div><div><br></div><div>The unprecedented leak from the conservative-majority Supreme Court sent shock waves through the United States, not least because the court prides itself on keeping its internal deliberations secret and leaks are extremely uncommon.</div><div><br></div><div>Reuters was not able to confirm the authenticity of the draft. The Supreme Court and the White House declined to comment.</div><div><br></div><div>“Roe was egregiously wrong from the start,” conservative Justice Samuel Alito wrote in the draft opinion which is dated Feb. 10, according to Politico, which posted a copy online.</div><div><br></div><div>Based on Alito's opinion, the court would find that the Roe v. Wade decision that allowed abortions performed before a fetus would be viable outside the womb - between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy - was wrongly decided because the U.S. Constitution makes no specific mention of abortion rights.</div><div><br></div><div>"Abortion presents a profound moral question. The Constitution does not prohibit the citizens of each state from regulating or prohibiting abortion," Alito said, according to the leaked document.</div></div><div><br></div><div>————————————————-<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://www.MoscowCares.net</span></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. Stolworthy</div><div></div></div></div></div></body></html>