Thirteen states have so-called trigger bans, which would ban the procedure as soon as the precedent is struck down. If Roe is overturned, 23 states would institute bans, according to an NBC News analysis of Center for Reproductive Rights data. The opinion, which is not yet final, would give states the ability to regulate or ban abortion. Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed the authenticity of the draft in a statement Tuesday. Wade, the landmark decision protecting abortion access, and another similar decision, Planned Parenthood v. On Monday evening, Politico reported that a draft majority opinion authored by Justice Samuel Alito showed that the court had voted to overturn Roe v. “So if I, God forbid, was to get pregnant, and I wanted to have an abortion, you’re basically trying to strip my right … and that’s not fair.”
