UBER - Corporate America likely to be swept up in coming storm over Roe v. Wade
In a rare breach of tradition and secrecy, the U.S. Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, according to an initial draft majority opinion leaked to POLITICO. If that would be the case, federal protection of abortion rights would come to an end, allowing each state to decide on the legality of abortion and procedures. The high court is expected to announce its final decision within the next two months, though deliberations on controversial cases have been fluid in the past and multiple drafts or vote-trading could occur before a public ruling is released. Some history: Roe v. Wade effectively legalized abortion across the United States in 1973 by striking down a Texas law that only permitted abortion for the purpose of saving a woman's life. The majority opinion at the time declared that a woman's right to privacy under the 14th Amendment superseded
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Corporate America likely to be swept up in coming storm over Roe v. Wade