"Justice Gorsuch's Swift Approval: Inside the Supreme Court's Decision to Overturn Roe"
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch reportedly took just 10 minutes to approve a 98-page draft of the opinion that would remove the federal right to abortion, as guaranteed for nearly 50 years. The draft, authored by Justice Samuel Alito in the case of Dobbs v Jackson, which struck down Roe v Wade, was circulated on February 10, 2022. Gorsuch's swift approval, along with three other conservative justices, without requesting any changes, demonstrated a display of conservative force and discipline. The leaked draft opinion was eventually passed down in June, leading to celebrations among conservatives and protests from progressives. The Supreme Court remains at the center of the abortion rights debate, with another critical abortion decision on the horizon.