Following the release of a leaked first draft indicating the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to overturn Roe v. Wade this summer, protesters gathered outside the nation's top courthouse.

Roe v. Wade granted women the constitutional right to an abortion in 1973, but according to the draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito, "Roe was egregiously wrong from the start," POLITICO reports.

Overturning this decision would leave abortion access up to individual states.

Several states already have "trigger laws" in place, it would be immediately be banned in 23 states and territories.

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