leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade has inspired many celebrities to take to social media to condemn the vote.
Politico released an initial draft opinion penned by right-wing Justice Saumel Alito which shows that the four conservative judges—Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett, and Brett Kavanaugh—joined with Alito in the majority decision.
While liberal justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Stephen Breyer are reportedly drafting dissents, it’s still unclear which direction Chief Justice John Roberts will go.
Roberts has confirmed the authenticity of the draft opinion but stressed that “it does not represent a decision by the Court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case,” reported CNN.Chillingly, in addition to repudiating the 1973 decision, which granted federal constitutional protection for aborion rights, Alito’s opinion also criticizes the ruling Lawrence v.