Alito: Overturning Roe v. Wade took ‘courage’ from Supreme Court justices
In a preview of a CBS News interview, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said his vote to overturn Roe v. Wade in the 2022 decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization required “courage.” He identified Dobbs as the primary example when asked whether any particular decision on the court demanded courage.
Why It Matters
Alito’s comments underscore ongoing public and political attention to the court’s 2022 ruling that overturned a long-standing constitutional precedent on abortion, and they come from one of the justices who cast a decisive vote in that case.
Key Facts
- Speaker: Justice Samuel Alito
- Platform: Preview for an interview with CBS News
- Quote: Said his vote to overturn Roe v. Wade took “courage.”
- Case named: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
- Outcome referenced: Overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 (as stated in the preview)
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito told CBS News in a preview of an upcoming interview that his vote in the 2022 case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization took “courage.” When interviewers asked whether any particular decision on the court required courage, Alito pointed to Dobbs as the leading example. Dobbs is the case in which the Supreme Court overturned the precedent set by Roe v. Wade. Alito was among the justices who voted to reverse that earlier ruling; in the preview he explicitly framed that vote as an act that required bravery. The remark highlights how members of the court view their roles in issuing consequential decisions, and it signals that Alito considers the Dobbs ruling both significant and personally consequential. The comment was made in the context of preparing viewers for a fuller CBS News interview with the justice. No further details of the upcoming interview or additional comments from Alito were included in the preview released to the public.
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