Based on a leaked draft indicating the US Supreme Court will vote to strike down the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, abortion rights may soon no longer be protected federally..The draft states Justice Samuel Atilo drafted the document also supported by other Republican-appointed justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett..“Abortion presents a profound moral issue on which Americans hold sharply conflicting views,” reads the draft..“For the first 185 years after the adoption of the Constitution, each state was permitted to address this issue in accordance with the views of its citizens.”.“Abortion presents a profound moral question. The Constitution doesn’t not prohibit the citizens of each state from regulating or prohibiting abortion.”.Referencing two landmark cases Roe and Casey, Justice Atilo concludes, “We now overrule those decisions and return that authority to the people and their elected representatives.”.“The judgement of the Fifth Circut is reversed, and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”.The draft is labelled as a first draft of the majority opinion and if adopted, it would end the federal government’s protection of abortion rights and transfer the decision-making power to each individual state..The court is expected to bring down it’s ruling next month..Melanie Risdon is a reporter with the Western Standard.mrisdon@westernstandard.news.Twitter: @MelRisdon
