My colleague and lawyer Will Casey will have a more in-depth overview later today on Slog.Īnd if you think that this decision has nothing to do with you: You’re wrong. It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives. And far from bringing about a national settlement of the abortion issue, Roe and Casey have enflamed debate and deepened division. Its reasoning was exceptionally weak, and the decision has had damaging consequences. Roe was egregiously wrong from the start. There are a lot of terrible things written by Alito in the decision-like characterizing pro-choice supporters as eugenicists-but here’s just a taste: Alito comes off as an absolute turd: The decision would rule in favor Mississippi, which attempted to ban most abortions after 15 weeks, and overturn a ruling made by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. Wade, which Roberts verified as an authentic document /vcq4lTY7bk Cop!īREAKING: Chief Justice John Roberts has directed the marshal of the Supreme Court to launch an investigation into the source of the leaked draft opinion overturning Roe v. Update: Justice Roberts authenticated the draft and launched an investigation into the leak.