Protesters gathered outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday night after Politico published what it said was a draft opinion indicating the Supreme Court would overturn abortion rights protections guaranteed in the 1973 Roe vs. Wade ruling.
“Dread and horror” drove Juliette Molz, who recently moved to Washington from New Jersey, to join other demonstrators calling for the protection of abortion rights outside the high court after the explosive report.
“I absolutely have to be out here, because this is something affects me so personally and hurts so much to know this might be ripped away from me,” Molz told NBC Washington.
Crowds chanted “abortion is healthcare,” and some carried signs with slogans like “legal abortion once and for all” and “we won’t go back,” videos and photos showed.
The document published by Politico suggests at least five justices side with Mississippi in its case before the court challenging the landmark ruling.
NBC News has not been able to independently verify the authenticity of the document, and a spokesperson for Supreme Court said the court had no comment.
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