'It's a fundamental shift in American jurisprudence,' Biden told reporters. Reacting to the draft, which was later authenticated by the high court, President Joe Biden said that a 'whole range of rights' beyond abortion are in question if the justices overturn Roe v. The potential for impact beyond abortion flashed to the forefront on Tuesday after a draft opinion overturning Roe was leaked and published by Politico. Wade, the bulk of the decision will be focused on interpreting what the Constitution says – or doesn't say – about abortion.īut lurking just below the surface of that already fraught debate are questions about other rights experts say could be implicated if the high court overturns its landmark Roe decision, including access to contraception and the legality of same-sex marriage. WASHINGTON – Whenever the Supreme Court hands down its final ruling in this year's blockbuster challenge to Roe v. But liberals on the court, including Justice Sotomayor, predict those challenges would come next.In the leaked opinion, Alito dismisses the idea that other rights are at stake.The opinion in the abortion case reopened a debate over other rights, like access to contraception.