Supreme Court Opinion in Roe v. Wade Case Leaked
We ran the numbers: There are 7552 news articles covering this topic. 26% (1963) are left leaning, 51% (3869) are center, and 23% (1720) are right leaning.
On Monday, Politico published an opinion that suggested the court was considering a decision that would overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. While left-leaning articles highlight that leaders of major abortion rights groups offered dark predictions of what a post-Roe world would mean for reproductive health, right-leaning articles highlight that analysts have suggested the leak may represent an attempt to pressure a Supreme Court justice to change his or her vote.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that even as leaders of major abortion rights groups promised action, they offered dark predictions of what a post-Roe world would mean for reproductive health. A top leader at Planned Parenthood left open the possibility that coordinated grass-roots mobilization could change the decision.
USA Today published a centrist article reporting that the Supreme Court verified the authenticity of a leaked draft opinion in a major abortion case. The leak immediately shifted the landscape in one of the nation's most divisive culture war issues.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that analysts have suggested the leak may represent an attempt to pressure a Supreme Court justice to change his or her vote. If Roe v. Wade be overturned, abortions would be left for the states to decide.