Conservative MPs, senators ordered not to comment on leaked draft U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down abortion rights /via globeandmail
“Conservatives will not be commenting on draft rulings leaked from the Supreme Court of the United States,” reads an e-mail sent by the Office of the Leader of the Opposition to the Conservative caucus.
Abortion rights remain a contentious issue in the federal party. Its official 2021 policy declaration says that “a Conservative government will not support any legislation to regulate abortion.” On Monday, Politico reported that the United States’ highest court appeared poised to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion, based on a draft decision obtained by the news outlet. The Supreme Court and the White House declined to comment.
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