Amy Coney Barrett defends US abortion ruling in memoir: ‘respected choice’
Supreme court justice says overturning Roe v Wade respected voters’ will, though polls show majority back abortion rightsAmy Coney Barrett, the conservative supreme court justice whose controversial fast-track confirmation at the end of Donald Trump’s first presidency led directly to the...
<p>Supreme court justice says overturning Roe v Wade respected voters’ will, though polls show majority back abortion rights</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/amy-coney-barrett">Amy Coney Barrett</a>, the conservative supreme court justice whose controversial fast-track confirmation at the end of Donald Trump’s first presidency led directly to the panel’s vote to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/24/roe-v-wade-overturned-abortion-summary-supreme-court">strike down abortion rights</a> nationally, has expressed in a new memoir her belief that the ruling “respected the choice” of the American people.</p><p>Barrett was paid a $2m advance for her book Listening to the Law, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/02/politics/amy-coney-barrett-book-supreme-court-abortion">according to CNN</a>, which obtained a copy and published brief extracts on Tuesday, a week before its 9 September publication.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/02/amy-coney-barrett-memoir-abortion">Continue reading...</a>
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