{"id":2126240,"date":"2023-12-15T15:04:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T20:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-justices-decided-to-overturn-roe-days-after-alito-wrote-dobbs-draft-report\/"},"modified":"2023-12-15T15:06:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T20:06:25","slug":"supreme-court-justices-decided-to-overturn-roe-days-after-alito-wrote-dobbs-draft-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-justices-decided-to-overturn-roe-days-after-alito-wrote-dobbs-draft-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Alito&#8217;s Dobbs draft led to Roe overturn by Supreme Court justices"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupreme-court-justices-decided-to-overturn-roe-days-after-alito-wrote-dobbs-draft-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2126240&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republican-Appointed Justices on Supreme Court Agreed to Overturn Roe v. Wade, Report Reveals<\/h2>\n<p>According to a new report, most of\u200c the Republican-appointed justices on the Supreme Court agreed last year to co-sign Justice Samuel Alito&#8217;s \u200bdraft decision overturning Roe v. Wade \u2062soon after they \u200cwere shown\u200d the 98-page decision.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Justice Neil Gorsuch<\/strong>, one \u2063of three appointees \u2064of former President \u200bDonald Trump, was\u2062 one\u200c jurist who quickly agreed to sign off on \u2063Alito&#8217;s Feb. 10, 2022, written opinion \u200bin the Dobbs v. Jackson Women&#8217;s Health Organization case, doing\u200b so just 10 minutes \u200bafter it arrived at his desk.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b high court\u2064 typically assigns specific justices to write the majority\u2062 opinions of cases after\u200b oral arguments take place, and the draft opinions are\u2064 sent to colleagues to help negotiate changes and use their votes \u200bto \u200dshape the outcome.<\/p>\n<p>Gorsuch made no edits to the opinion, according\u200d to two\u2063 sources who reviewed messages from people close to the\u2063 justices. The next day, Justice \u200bClarence\u200c Thomas joined the draft opinion without requesting edits, followed by\u2064 Justices \u2063Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh \u200cjoining just\u2064 a few days later.<\/p>\n<p>Barrett, the newest member of the high court at the time, had previously expressed her opposition to &#8220;abortion on demand.&#8221; However, she initially reversed her decision to grant cert for the Dobbs case,\u2062 but it still gained enough votes to proceed to oral arguments.<\/p>\n<p>The Dobbs decision effectively rolled back 50 years of abortion\u2062 access precedent \u2063set under Roe, allowing\u200b Republican-led states to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chief-justice-roberts-lobbied-court-conservatives-hard-to-salvage-roe-report\/\" title=\"Chief Justice Roberts Lobbied Court Conservatives Hard To Salvage Roe: Report\">impose stricter limits<\/a> on abortions.<\/p>\n<p>Following a leak of the Dobbs \u200ddraft opinion, public outrage ensued, leading \u200cto protests and a decline in\u2064 public faith in the Supreme\u2063 Court. The\u2062 leak also\u2064 caused a severe rift among\u200c the justices, making it difficult for them to reconsider their co-signing of Alito&#8217;s opinion.<\/p>\n<p>Public approval of the Supreme Court \u200cdropped to historic\u2063 lows, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/survey-majority-of-teachers-say-crt-should-not-be-taught-in-schools\/\" title=\"Survey: Majority of teachers say CRT should not be taught in schools\">recent survey showing<\/a> that the court&#8217;s job approval \u2064remains in the low 40s.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the\u200b potential consequences for\u2064 women&#8217;s reproductive rights\u2063 if Roe v. Wade is overturned?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Eport, Republican-appointed justices on the Supreme Court have agreed\u200c to overturn the \u2062landmark decision\u200c of Roe v. Wade. This revelation has sent shockwaves throughout the country, as it\u2064 has far-reaching implications for women&#8217;s\u2064 reproductive rights in \u200bthe United States.<\/p>\n<p>Roe v. \u2063Wade, \u200bdecided in 1973, established a constitutional \u200cright to \u2064abortion. The case recognized that a\u2063 woman&#8217;s right\u200c to choose \u2062to have an abortion is protected under the \u2064Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Ever since \u2062its \u2063ruling,\u2064 this decision has been a point of contention \u200cbetween conservatives and\u200d liberals.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 report indicates that the Republican-appointed justices, who now hold a\u2063 majority on\u200c the Supreme Court, have reached \u2062a consensus to overturn Roe v. Wade in a future case.\u200d It\u200c is important to note that this report is based on anonymous\u2064 sources and\u2063 has not been officially confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>If this \u200creport proves to be accurate, it would \u2062signify a significant departure from the current jurisprudence on abortion rights. \u2062It would open\u200d the door for individual states \u2062to\u200d enact restrictions or \u2062even outright\u200b bans on abortion,\u200b effectively limiting access\u200c for \u200bwomen seeking this medical procedure.<\/p>\n<p>The potential\u200d overturning\u2063 of Roe v. Wade raises concerns about the\u200c erosion of women&#8217;s reproductive rights \u200cand autonomy. \u2062It threatens to revert to\u2064 a time\u2062 when\u2063 abortion \u200cwas illegal and unsafe, endangering \u200dthe\u2064 lives\u2063 of countless \u2064women.\u200d It would also \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-voters-cast-their-ballots-where-results-could-change-abortion-access\/\" title=\"Ohio voters decide on abortion access.\">disproportionately affect low-income women<\/a> and those in marginalized communities who may\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-announces-new-actions-and-funding-to-combat-anti-asian-violence-xenophobia-and-bias\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Announces New Actions And Funding To Combat \u2018Anti-Asian Violence, Xenophobia And Bias\u2019\">face additional barriers<\/a> to obtaining safe \u200band legal abortions.<\/p>\n<p>The implications of such a reversal go beyond\u2064 abortion rights. Overturning Roe v. Wade would set a precedent for examining\u2062 other\u200c contentious issues, such as same-sex marriage and the rights \u200bof the LGBTQ+ community. It could embolden conservative activists\u200c and lawmakers to challenge \u200bother landmark decisions that have \u2062expanded civil rights.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that public opinion on abortion has\u2064 remained \u2062relatively \u2063stable over the\u2064 years,\u2062 with a majority of Americans supporting access\u2063 to safe\u200d and legal abortion. This potential reversal of Roe v. \u200cWade does not align with the\u200c wishes\u2062 of\u2064 a significant portion of \u2064the population, who view reproductive rights as essential to women&#8217;s autonomy and\u200d bodily integrity.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2063 this report circulates, it is \u200bimportant to remember that \u2062the Supreme Court is an independent branch of government\u200d tasked \u200cwith upholding the \u2063Constitution. Justices, regardless of their \u200dideological leanings, are expected to interpret \u2064the law impartially and ensure justice for all. However, the\u200b politicization of the \u2062judicial branch has\u200b resulted in a\u200c growing \u200bconcern\u2064 about decisions being influenced \u2064by partisan considerations.<\/p>\n<p>The revelation that Republican-appointed justices on the \u2062Supreme Court may have reached \u200da consensus to overturn Roe v. Wade highlights the delicate balance between ideology and\u2063 judicial\u200b impartiality. \u2064It forces us to reflect on\u2063 the role\u200c of the judiciary in our democracy and the\u2062 consequences \u200cof \u200ddecisions\u2062 that can drastically impact the \u2062lives of millions.<\/p>\n<p>Moving \u2064forward,\u200b it is crucial \u200bfor advocates of women&#8217;s reproductive \u2063rights, \u200cas \u200bwell \u200cas\u2063 all those concerned with the preservation of civil liberties, to stay engaged and vocal. It \u2062is through continued activism, lobbying, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-takes-ownership-of-2020-election-fraud-claims-it-was-my-decision\/\" title=\"Trump admits responsibility for 2020 election fraud claims: 'I made the call'\">holding elected officials\u2064 accountable<\/a> \u200bthat \u200bthe rights of \u2063individuals can be protected, ensuring a just and equitable society for all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a recent report, many Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices, including Neil Gorsuch, swiftly agreed to co-sign Justice Samuel Alito&#8217;s draft decision overturning Roe v. Wade. This occurred shortly after they were presented with the 98-page decision. Gorsuch, appointed by former President Donald Trump, was among those who promptly supported the decision<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2126241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2126240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2126240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2126240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2126240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2126241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2126240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2126240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2126240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}