4 May 2022

Anti abortion activists take to Washington streets to protest Supreme Court

From First Up, 5:53 am on 4 May 2022

Anti abortion activists have taken to the streets of Washington after revelations the US Supreme Court may overturn the almost 50-year-old Roe versus Wade ruling which legalised abortion nationwide. A woman's right to have an abortion through the first trimester of pregnancy was protected nationally in the United State in 1973, following the supreme court's landmark 7-2 ruling but a leaked draft opinion suggests that might be about to change. Joining us now for the latest is our US Correspondent Simon Marks.