The US political world is still reeling from the aftershocks of a Politico leaked document that broke on Monday that indicates Justice Samuel Alito and the conservative majority plan on reversing the 49-year-old Roe v Wade statute that guaranteed a woman's right to an abortion.

Chief Justice John Roberts called the leak "egregious" but also confirmed that the leak was a real document.

Protesters gathered outside the Court's steps in Washington, DC on Tuesday (May 3).

Outside of the United States Supreme Court in Washington DC, protestors have gathered to voice their response to the leaked ruling that would overturn Roe V. Wade, the contentious right for women to legally have an abortion in the United States. The law has been in place in the United States since 1973. Video Credit © Steven Ramaherison/TheNEWS2 via ZUMA Press

Outside of the United States Supreme Court in Washington DC, protestors have gathered to voice their response to the leaked ruling that would overturn Roe V. Wade, the contentious right for women to legally have an abortion in the United States. The law has been in place in the United States since 1973. Video Credit © Steven Ramaherison/TheNEWS2 via ZUMA Press