Pro-life lawyer who worked on case that overturned Roe reflects on Dobbs decision ahead of its 2nd anniversary

EXCLUSIVE: A pro-life lawyer who helped work on the case before the Supreme Court that overturned Roe v. Wade said "all life is valuable, no matter how small," as she reflected on the ruling on its second anniversary.

In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Erin Hawley said the Supreme Court reaffirmed on June 24, 2022, that the states and their people "have the ability, finally, to protect life" and that the court was "very clear that there simply was no fundamental right to abortion enshrined in the Constitution."

The Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, which two years ago overturned the 1973 ruling Roe. v. Wade and the 1992 ruling Planned Parenthood v. Casey, allowed states to make their own laws regarding abortion. The Dobbs case was sparked by a Mississippi law that banned most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

"In fact, at the time the 14th Amendment was enacted in 1868, nearly every state criminalized abortion at every stage," Hawley told Fox News Digital. "So the court really explained that in no time had the Constitution had this fundamental right to abortion, and that Roe errored by imposing this through judicial fiat. And finally, the people of the states could choose to protect life."

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"Dobbs was clear there is no constitutional right to abortion in the Constitution, it never existed," Hawley added. "It was illegitimate from the start, and that means that people can and do protect life, and we're seeing these debates happen all over the country."

Hawley, who serves as senior counsel and vice president of the Center for Life and Regulatory Practice at Alliance Defending Freedom, said