Photos: Emotions run high on both sides as leaked draft signals end of Roe vs. Wade

Two people are hunched on their knees in front of barricades outside the Supreme Court building.
Two ladies kneel in entrance of the Supreme Court docket constructing, nonetheless closed to guests, in Washington after the leaked draft of a court docket opinion indicated justices are ready to strike down Roe vs. Wade.
(Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Instances)

President Biden expressed deep concern Tuesday in regards to the draft Supreme Court docket opinion that leaked Monday night time and appeared to disclose that a majority of 5 conservative justices intend to strike down Roe vs. Wade, ending practically 50 years of federally protected abortion rights.

“I imagine that a lady’s proper to decide on is key, Roe has been the regulation of the land for nearly fifty years, and primary equity and the steadiness of our regulation demand that it not be overturned,” Biden mentioned in a press release.

Protesters hold coat hangers, and a woman has the words "Not Your Body" written on her torso.
A crowd gathers outdoors the Supreme Court docket on Monday night time after information of the leak emerged.
(Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Instances)
Protesters hold signs reading "If It's Not Your Body, It's Not Your Choice" and "Bans Off Our Bodies."
Protesters collect Monday night time outdoors the Supreme Court docket.
(Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Instances)
Protesters hold signs reading "Not Going Back" with a picture of a coat hanger, and "Abortions Are Healthcare."
Protesters gathered into the night time Monday outdoors the Supreme Court docket.
(Alex Brandon / Related Press)
Protesters with megaphones hold signs reading "Protection at Conception."
Abortion-rights opponents reveal Tuesday morning outdoors the Supreme Court docket.
(Jose Luis Magana / Related Press)

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