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Fact Check: No, Overruling Roe v. Wade Wouldn’t Endanger Other Rights

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Fact Check: No, Overruling Roe v. Wade Wouldn’t Endanger Other Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen behind fences in Washington, D.C., on May 11, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
Rob Natelson
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In a previous Epoch Times essay, I surmised that the purpose of leaking the Supreme Court’s draft opinion overruling Roe v. Wade (pdf) was to expose one or more justices to political pressure. Abortion proponents are now applying that pressure—in the media, from academia, in Congress, and in the streets.
Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant” (3rd ed., 2015). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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