Republican lawmakers are calling for the person behind a leaked Supreme Court memo indicating the end of federal abortion rights to be 'brought to justice.'
Students from Liberty University pray in front of the U.S. Supreme Court during oral arguments in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization abortion case on Dec. 1, 2021. / Katie Yoder/CNAWashington, D.C. Newsroom, May 2, 2022 / 21:25 pm (CNA).Pro-life leaders had mixed reactions Monday night to the news of a purported U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion signaling that justices will overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide. While many declined to comment on the reported leak, all of them condemned Roe.Politico on Monday night published a purported 98-page draft majority opinion allegedly written by conservative Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. in the closely watched Mississippi abortion case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women s Health Organization. The document states, "It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people s elected representatives."Court experts reacting to the news emphasized that, if authent
Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed the authenticity of the leaked draft opinion indicating the Supreme Court would upend Roe v. Wade as he announced an investigation into the source of the betrayal.