<p>Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas made it clear on Friday that he and his colleagues on the bench would not be &#8220;bullied&#8221; into changing their minds about any given case.</p>
<p>Thomas, who was speaking at the 11th Circuit Judicial Conference in Atlanta, made the comments against the backdrop of the recently leaked <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/abortion-supporters-leaked-supreme-court-draft-to-intimidate-the-court-pro-life-advocates-say/">early opinion draft</a> that indicated the Court could be preparing to overturn landmark abortion decisions <em>Roe v. Wade</em> and <em> Planned Parenthood v. Casey</em>.</p>
<p>Referencing the leak — which immediately sparked outrage from Democratic elected officials and multiple protests from pro-abortion groups — Thomas noted, &#8220;We are becoming addicted to wanting particular outcomes, not living with the outcomes we don’t like.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;We can&#8217;t be an institution that can be bullied into giving you just the outcomes you want. The events from earlier this week are a symptom of that,&#8221; Thomas continued.</p>
<p>Since the draft was made public, protesters have gathered outside the Supreme Court and <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/psaki-says-there-is-no-official-u-s-government-position-on-activists-protesting-outside-scotus-justices-homes/">outside the homes</a> of individual justices.</p>
<p>In addition, Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) — among others — have issued <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/i-am-angry-elizabeth-warren-loses-it-over-leaked-supreme-court-draft-axing-roe/">renewed calls</a> to codify <em>Roe</em> and pass legislation that would institute a federal right to abortion. Attempts to do so may be <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/oops-scotus-draft-leak-may-drive-more-republicans-to-voting-booths-poll-says/">doomed to fail</a> in a 50/50 Senate, however, as Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has already stated that he would not compromise the filibuster in order to secure abortion rights.</p>
<p>Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), who has introduced her own bill to codify abortion rights alongside Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), has also said she would not support the Democrats&#8217; bill because it was &#8220;too broad&#8221; and did not allow exceptions for Catholic hospitals on religious grounds.</p>
<p>Still others, like Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) have <a href="https://twitter.com/EdMarkey/status/1522556732156919808">argued</a> that the leaked draft only provides it is time for President Joe Biden to expand the court. &#8220;<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">We must abolish the filibuster, codify Roe v. Wade, and move urgently to expand the </span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Court</span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> so that we forever protect the constitutional right to abortion,&#8221; he said, <a href="https://twitter.com/EdMarkey/status/1522260080187658240">adding</a>, &#8220;Republicans made up their mind a long time ago: they would do whatever it takes to destroy <em>Roe v. Wade</em>. We must expand the Court to protect it.&#8221;</span></p>
<p>Critics of the leak — including Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro — <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/shapiro-draft-supreme-court-majority-opinion-leaks-striking-down-roe-v-wade-heres-what-all-of-that-means/">spoke out immediately</a>, saying that no matter which side had been responsible, it was a clear attempt to coerce the court to either stand firm in the early decision or to change their opinion in the face of public outcry.</p>
<p>The early opinion draft, which was written by Justice Samuel Alito and published Monday by Politico, may or may not reflect the Supreme Court&#8217;s final decision on the matter. And if it the decision ultimately does reverse <em>Roe</em>, states will retain the right to determine whether or not abortion is legal and what restrictions will apply to the procedure.</p>

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