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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Chris Michael and agencies

US supreme court justices on abortion – what they’ve said and how they’ve voted

The supreme court justices in April last year.
The supreme court justices in April last year. Back row, left to right: Brett Kavanaugh, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett. Front row: Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, John Roberts, Stephen Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor. Photograph: Reuters

With Roe v Wade on the brink of defeat, following the leak of a supreme court opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito and signed by four other conservative judges, the court’s views – and track record – on abortion are under extreme scrutiny. Here’s what the nine justices have actually said over the years about it.

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