Faith groups gather at Supreme Court after leak

Jamie Manson, head of Catholics for Choice, was watching Netflix when Politico published US Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito’s draft majority opinion arguing for overturning Roe v. Wade. Like many Americans, even devoted activists on the issue, Manson wasn’t expecting the news. She said it took multiple calls from her staff to get her attention.

The decision, however, did not surprise her.

“The ruling? Not shocking,” she said in an interview. “We listened on December 1 to the arguments. We know the makeup of this court. We have five radically anti-choice Catholics on this court, so we weren’t surprised. I hope it wakes people up. Because I think most folks have been in denial that this is happening.”