By: Kristin Wells
OKLAHOMA CITY -
Oklahoma’s new Attorney General John O’Connor has filed a brief asking the Supreme Court to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision.
Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark Supreme Court decision, rules that the U.S. Constitution protects a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion.
O’Connor wants Roe v. Wade and its follow-up case, Planned Parenthood v. Casey to be overturned.
Attorneys General from 24 states signed onto the brief, which claims that Roe v. Wade is not grounded in the Constitution and has distorted other areas of the law.
Planned Parenthood Great Plains CEO and interim president Emily Wales issued a statement following the brief.