![]() Connecticut, and the criminalization of anti-sodomy laws in Lawrence v. Hodges, the right to birth control in Griswold v. The opinion also states that the right to abortion is not protected by the 14th Amendment’s Due Process Clause, which guarantees some rights not mentioned in the Constitution and is the backbone of several other major Supreme Court rulings, including the legalization of same-sex marriage in Obergefell v. “It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.” ![]() “The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision,” reads the draft opinion. Liberal Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan planned to dissent, Politico reported, and it’s unclear how Chief Justice John Roberts planned to vote. ![]() According to Politico, Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett-all Republican-appointed-had signed on to Alito’s opinion. ![]()
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