Supreme Court Officially Overturns Roe V Wade
Less than two months ago, an initial draft majority opinion on Roe v. Wade from the Supreme Court was leaked to the public. This was an unprecedented leak that sparked outrage across the country. While that was merely a draft opinion, SCOTUS has officially made its decision on Roe v. Wade.
The 1973 SCOTUS landmark case granted federal constitutional protections to women to abort their unborn babies. This was later upheld by the 1992 decision Planned Parenthood vs. Casey. In the draft opinion that was leaked, Justice Samuel Alito wrote, “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start. Its reasoning was exceptionally weak, and the decision has had damaging consequences. And far from bringing about a national settlement of the abortion issue, Roe and Casey have enflamed debate and deepened division."