Alito Rejects Criticism of Texas Case as Overturning Roe v. Wade
- Court wasn’t “captured by a dangerous cabal,” justice says
- Court refused to block Texas law barring most abortions
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Justice Samuel Alito defended the U.S. Supreme Court’s handling of a bid to stop a Texas law that bars most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, accusing critics of distorting what the court did when it let the controversial ban take effect.
In a sharply worded speech at the University of Notre Dame, Alito rejected contentions that the court effectively overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that legalized abortion nationwide, when it rejected an emergency request by providers to block the law.