this issue. roe and casey are the settled law of the supreme court concerning the right to terminate a woman's pregnancy. they have established a framework that the court has reaffirmed and in order to, as justice barrett said, looks at various factors because stare decisis is a very important principle. it provides and establishes predictability, stability, it also serves as a restraint as the judicial authority because the court looks at whether or not precedents are relied upon, whether they're workable. in addition to whether or not