Justice Alito on Roe v. Wade
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βWe hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled. It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the peopleβs elected representatives.β
βRoe was egregiously wrong from the start. Its reasoning was exceptionally weak, and the decision has had damaging consequences. And far from bringing about a national settlement of the abortion issue, Roe and Casey have enflamed debate and deepened division.β