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Mike Johnson: “We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled. The Constitution makes not reference to abortion and no such right is…”

On the recordMay 17, 2022
We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled. The Constitution makes not reference to abortion and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Johnson cites the draft Dobbs opinion asserting that abortion rights are not constitutionally protected.

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