Sen. Tina Smith Has Harsh Words For Leaked Roe v. Wade Draft

MINNESOTA — Sen. Tina Smith did not mince words reacting to the possibility that the Supreme Court is set to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion rights case from 1973.

"This is bulls--t," the Democrat from Minnesota tweeted Monday night.

A draft opinion from the Supreme Court leaked to Politico shows that at least five of the nine sitting justices are prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday confirmed the authenticity of Alito's draft opinion included in POLTICO's report.

"Roe was egregiously wrong from the start," the draft opinion, signed by Justice Samuel Alito, states.

The final opinion has not been released, and justices can change their votes. The ruling is expected to be released in late June.

Minnesota's other Democratic senator, Amy Klobuchar, tweeted that "Health care decisions should be between a woman and her doctor, not Ted Cruz."

Minnesota's Democratic reps. Ilhan Omar, Dean Phillips and Betty McCollum also voiced their support for abortion rights.

The state's Republicans in Congress — Tom Emmer and Michelle Fischbach — have not yet reacted publicly. Republican Rep. Jim Hagedorn died in February.

In the draft, Alito stated that "We cannot allow our decisions to be affected by any extraneous influences such as concern about the public’s reaction to our work."