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WNBA, players speaking out after leaked Supreme Court opinion on abortion rights

Plenty across the WNBA world are speaking out this week after a draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would overturn abortion rights across the country was leaked on Monday.

A draft opinion from earlier this year was released by Politico on Monday that would overturn the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision. That move, if the opinion were to be finalized, would send abortion rights back to individual states — where many are poised to ban abortion entirely.

The news has sparked massive protests and backlash since it was initially reported, including in the WNBA ahead of Friday’s season opener.