Tue May 3, 2022 – 12:44 pm EDT
WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) – 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.
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
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