Court has voted to overturn Roe, according to draft opinion published by Politico

(SCOTUSblog) – The Supreme Court has voted to overturn 

 and 

, 

. Obtained by reporters Josh Gerstein and Alexander Ward, the 

 by Justice Samuel Alito is dated Feb. 10, 2022. It is styled as the “opinion of the Court” in 

, in which Mississippi and its supporters have asked the justices to eliminate the constitutional right to abortion that was first established by 

 in 1973 and re-affirmed by 

in 1992. Initial votes on the outcome of a case can change — and the wording of opinions frequently does — as the justices deliberate and circulate draft opinions. The court is expected to release its decision in 

 in the next two months.

Stressing that abortion “presents a profound moral question,” Alito’s draft concludes that the Constitution “does not prohibit the citizens of each State from regulating and prohibiting abortion.” He describes 

 as “egregiously wrong from the start.” In a staff email, Politico’s executive editor, Dafna Linzer, 

: “After an extensive review process, we are confident of the authenticity of the draft. This unprecedented view into the justices’ deliberations is plainly news of great public interest.”