Alito: Overturning Roe v. Wade took ‘courage’ from Supreme Court justices

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said that overturning Roe v. Wade in the 2022 Dobbs decision required courage from the justices who supported it. The remarks came in a preview of an interview with CBS News.

Justice Samuel Alito said his vote to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022 alongside the Supreme Court’s six conservative justices, took “courage.” In a preview for his interview with CBS News, Alito was asked if there was a particular decision that took courage. “Well, the leading example is Dobbs [v. Jackson]. I think that required…