No, the Supreme Court did not overturn Roe v. Wade

Late last night, the Supreme Court rejected an emergency request to block a Texas law that prohibits abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected. Contrary to what the hysterical abortion advocates in the media are saying, this ruling does not overturn Roe v. Wade. It does, however, suggest the court is getting ready to take a definitive stance on the issue soon.

In a 5-4 decision, with Chief Justice John Roberts joining the court’s three liberal justices in dissent, the court ruled that the plaintiffs, in this case abortion providers challenging the law, failed to prove how they would be directly affected by a law that empowers private individuals, rather than state officials, to enforce the abortion ban.