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A leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion indicates 

a majority on the court supports overturning Roe v. Wade

, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion in the United States. The opinion is not official yet, but the potential end of the constitutional right to abortion has sparked questions about abortion access, other rights that could be at risk and how this issue will deepen political divisions before the midterm elections. 

This week, Politics Friday host Mike Mulcahy is joined by U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., and state Sen. Michelle Benson, R-Ham Lake, to get their thoughts on what this means for Minnesotans. 

Plus, family, friends and political leaders gathered in Minneapolis last Sunday 

to remember former Vice President Walter Mondale

. We’ll hear Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham’s 

Don’t miss Politics Friday with Mike Mulcahy at 12 p.m. Friday.

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The leak of a draft Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade has sparked questions about access to abortion, other rights at risk and how this issue will define the midterm elections. We’ll get reaction from Democratic Sen. Tina Smith and state Sen. Michelle Benson, R-Ham Lake. Plus, historian Jon Meacham remembers Walter Mondale.

The leak of a draft Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade has sparked questions about access to abortion, other rights at risk and how this issue will define the midterm elections. Host Mike Mulcahy got reaction from Democratic Sen. Tina Smith and state Sen. Michelle Benson, R-Ham Lake. Plus, historian Jon Meacham remembered Walter Mondale at his memorial service.

Reactions to possibility of Roe v. Wade being overturned; plus remembering Walter Mondale

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Reactions to possibility of Roe v. Wade being overturned; plus remembering Walter Mondale

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