Supreme Court confirms leaked opinion on Roe v. Wade is ‘authentic’ but not a ‘final position’ by Calvin Freiburger for Life Site News
Pro-lifers will have to wait a bit longer to find out if Roe v. Wade has really been overturned.
The U.S. Supreme Court has confirmed the authenticity of a leaked draft opinion by conservative Justice Samuel Alito regarding the overturn of Roe v. Wade, though it stressed that the draft does not reflect a final decision in the case.
On Monday evening, Politico published a leak of what appeared to be a draft of a 5-4 majority opinion written by conservative Justice Samuel Alito in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which concerns a Mississippi law banning abortion at 15 weeks. The opinion indicated that if real and final, the justices have voted 5-4 to finally overturn the 1973 ruling that forced all fifty states to permit legal abortion, as well as 1992’s Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which reaffirmed Roe’s conclusion while modifying some of its details.
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The leak quickly sent shockwaves across the political spectrum, with pro-lifers tentatively rejoicing, abortion supporters lashing out, and many speculating that the leak may have been intended to pressure judges to flip their votes, or to incite hatred and threats against them.
On Tuesday morning, the Court issued a statement clarifying that “the document described in yesterday’s report is authentic” but “does not represent a final decision by the court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case.”
The press release also contained a statement from Chief Justice John Roberts, who declared the leak would not affect the Court’s work “in any way” and announced that he has “directed the Marshal of the Court to launch an investigation into the source.”
BREAKING: Roberts confirms authenticity of draft Dobbs opinion, says it doesn't represent anyone's final position. He has directed Supreme Court marshal to investigate. "The work of the Court will not be affected in any way." pic.twitter.com/XuTEjZbU2M
— Greg Stohr (@GregStohr) May 3, 2022
