The latter three justices are Trump appointees. Joining Alito were Thomas and Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett.
Roe and Casey must be overruled, and the authority to regulate abortion must be returned to the people and their elected representatives,” Alito wrote, in an opinion that was very similar to the leaked draft.Īuthority to regulate abortion rests with the political branches, not the courts, Alito wrote. “We therefore hold that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion. Casey, the 1992 decision that reaffirmed the right to abortion, were wrong the days they were decided and must be overturned.
It puts the court at odds with a majority of Americans who favored preserving Roe, according to opinion polls.Īlito, in the final opinion issued Friday, wrote that Roe and Planned Parenthood v. The ruling came more than a month after the stunning leak of a draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito indicating the court was prepared to take this momentous step.
