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Justice Clarence Thomas sits during a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, on Friday, April 23, 2021, in this file photo. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)

Justice Thomas says leaked Roe draft opinion shattered trust, undermined Supreme Court

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Abortion-rights demonstrators hold up letters spelling out "My Choice," Saturday, May 14, 2022, outside the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Thousands of abortion rights demonstrators gather in D.C. to protest draft decision overturning Roe

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, leads a live-steam service at an empty Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles on May 1, 2020. In the wake of the Supreme Court leak on abortion rights, a call for a day of fasting and prayer came from Gomez, the president of the U.S. bishops conference, and Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities. They specifically requested prayers for the overturning of Roe and for “the conversion of the hearts and minds of those who advocate for abortion.” (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, Pool, File)

Some Catholic abortion foes are uneasy about overturning Roe

By David Crary - Associated Press

Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., arrives at the chamber before a procedural vote on the Women's Health Protection Act to codify the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass legislation that would guarantee the constitutional right to abortion services after the disclosure of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Manchin joins Senate Republicans in blocking Democratic abortion bill

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks to reporters amid the fallout from a leaked draft Supreme Court opinion that could overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 4, 2022. Collins, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee that confirms Supreme Court appointments, said in a statement that if the leaked draft opinion on abortion becomes the ruling of the court, "it would be completely inconsistent with what Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh said in their hearings and in our meetings in my office." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Susan Collins calls police over chalk message left outside Maine home

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Abortion-rights protester Alex Cascio holds a flag during a demonstration outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, Sunday, May 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)

Democrats keep laser-focused on support for Roe, ignore widespread backing of abortion restrictions

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel speaks during a news conference in Detroit on Oct. 14, 2021. The false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump and protecting future election results loom large over this year’s races for state attorneys general. Candidates who support Trump’s position are angling to unseat Democratic incumbents in political swing states – and in some cases, knock out moderate attorneys general in GOP primaries. (Max Ortiz/Detroit News via AP, File)

Michigan AG Dana Nessel says she will refuse to enforce state’s abortion ban if Roe overturned

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this file photo, parishioners pray during Mass at Holy Family Catholic Church on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in Lanett, Ala. Left-wing protest groups have called for abortion-rights demonstrations at Catholic churches on Sunday, May 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski) **FILE**

Pro-choice Catholic church protests could lead to hate crimes, observer warns

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. addresses the audience during the &quot;The Emergency Docket&quot; lecture Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in the McCartan Courtroom at the University of Notre Dame Law School in South Bend, Ind. (Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune via AP) ** FILE **

Justice Alito’s legal reasoning for ending Roe rests on history, the right to life

By Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Sacred Heart of Mary Church in Boulder, Colorado, was found vandalized on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. (Photo courtesy the Archdiocese of Denver)

Colorado Catholic church vandalized with pro-abortion messages after Supreme Court leak

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during an event to mark Earth Day with announcements on the environmental improvements on the infrastructure of the Empire State Building, Thursday, April 21, 2022, in New York. Earth Day falls on April 22 this year. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Gov. Hochul calls for federal aid for New York’s abortion services if Supreme Court overturns Roe

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Containers of the medication used to end an early pregnancy sit on a table inside a Planned Parenthood clinic, Oct. 29, 2021, in Fairview Heights, Ill. A report released Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 says most U.S. abortions are now done with pills rather than surgery. The trend spiked during the pandemic as telemedicine increased and pills by mail were allowed. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Abortion pills become next battleground as Roe v. Wade hangs in the balance

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., tells reporters he is furious that the Supreme Court could overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Schumer called the news &quot;a dark and disturbing day for America.&quot; (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Schumer tees up a vote on longshot effort to codify Roe v. Wade into law

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Senate Judiciary Chairman Joseph Biden Jr., of Delaware, left, speaks with Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., during the confirmations hearings for Supreme Court nominee Robert H. Bork on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 16, 1987. During the hearing Biden focused his questioning on Griswold v. Connecticut, a 1965 decision that allowed married couples to buy birth control. “If we tried to make this a referendum on abortion rights, for example, we’d lose,&quot; he wrote in his 2007 memoir, “Promises to Keep.” (AP Photo/John Duricka, File)

Once conflicted, Biden embraces role as abortion defender

By Chris Megerian - Associated Press

FILE - Amanda Furdge talks about the contrast of easily finding abortion services when she lived in Illinois and the difficulty of finding the services after she moved back to Mississippi, which has only one abortion clinic, during an interview in Clinton, Miss., on Dec. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

With abortion in jeopardy, minority women have most to lose

By Emily Wagster Pettus and Leah WIllingham - Associated Press

In this April 23, 2021, file photo, members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington. Seated from left are Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, while standing from left are Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Justices’ views on abortion in their own words and votes

By Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko - Associated Press

The Supreme Court Building is seen in Washington, early Wednesday, May 4, 2022, as security measure are enhanced on the perimeter following protests sparked by news that the court might overturn cases that guarantee abortions. More demonstrations are expected in the wake of a Politico story about Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's draft majority opinion, which sets the stage for the court to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Not there yet: Pro-lifers subdued despite promise of biggest victory in movement’s history

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Illustration on the overturn of Roe v. Wade (abortion ruling) by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The end of Roe v. Wade?

By Cal Thomas

Thousands of people march up Pike Street after a rally at Westlake Park in Seattle, Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in response to the news that the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide. (Jennifer Buchanan/The Seattle Times via AP)

GOP congressman demands FBI investigate SCOTUS abortion draft leak

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen early Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in Washington. A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a Politico report released Monday. Whatever the outcome, the Politico report represents an extremely rare breach of the court's secretive deliberation process, and on a case of surpassing importance. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Leaked opinion on Roe fuels renewed call on left to pack Supreme Court

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times