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Snopes Debunker - Draft opinion suggests high court will overturn Roe v. Wade, another Walmart gift card scam, and the Russian space agency's ISS rumor

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Today: Draft opinion suggests high court will overturn Roe v. Wade, another Walmart gift card scam, and the Russian space agency's ISS rumor

Report: Draft Opinion Suggests High Court Will Overturn Roe

AP: A draft opinion circulated among Supreme Court justices suggests that earlier this year a majority of them had thrown support behind overturning the 1973 case Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a report published Monday night in Politico. It’s unclear if the draft represents the court’s final word on the matter.

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