In his dissenting opinion regarding an abortion case before the Supreme Court, Justice Clarence Thomas asserted that the passage of Roe v. Wade was "grievously wrong."
In his dissenting opinion regarding an abortion case before the Supreme Court, Justice Clarence Thomas asserted that the passage of Roe v. Wade was "grievously wrong."
Justice Clarence Thomas, who joined the majority opinion during a vote to overturn a 1972 Supreme Court case decision requiring unanimous verdicts, was blunt in criticizing Roe. Thomas is a longtime opponent of Roe and voted with the minority in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey. He would have overturned Roe in that ‘92 case.
