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140522 Abortion Photo: ScanpixPhoto: ScanpixDR's correspondent, Lillian Gjerulf Kretz, says that the dissatisfaction started almost two weeks ago, when a 98-page document was leaked from the Supreme Court. The leaked document shows that a majority in the Supreme Court will remove abortion as a constitutional right. This means that it will be up to each state whether women should have the right to abortion. women have the right to abortion until a baby is viable outside the womb. In practice, it is now defined as about 23-24 weeks. TV clips from ABC-News, January 22, 1973 TV clips from ABC-News, January 22, 1973Before the case was raised by a single woman from Texas with the pseudonym Jane Roe, the states themselves decided whether abortion was legal or not. Since 1973, various states have repeatedly tried to impose local abortion restrictions and in various ways challenged Roe against the Wade ruling. Recently, the governor of Oklahoma signed a bill to make it is illegal for women to have an abortion after the sixth week, while politicians in Louisiana want to target women who get an abortion for murder. The Supreme Court has over time blocked many of such bills, citing the Roe v. Wade ruling. The Supreme Court judges can still change their position in the case. Get the explanation of how it all fits together in Restart by clicking here. Story by: Journalist Sara Pagh (sapa@dr.dk) and correspondent Lillian Kretz (lfg@dr.dk)