Retired Justice Stephen Breyer reflected on the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, saying he maintained a 'hope for compromise.'
whether the justices had discussed a compromise to limit abortion access at 15 weeks instead of the decision the high court ultimately made to allow states to impose laws severely restricting such procedures.
“The normal situation is before something is written in the conference, people, in some form or other, will discuss what they’re thinking of writing. Not always and not identical. But there’s usually some discussion,” Breyer said of the decision-making process, sidestepping the question about whether there was discussion about a compromise behind the scenes.“I usually hope for compromise,” Breyer said, adding, “I always think it’s possible, usually up until the last minute.
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