Politically it was probably best to rip the bandaid off. Roe has been poisoning the abortion debate for almost 50 years because the left didn't have to give their political opponents a seat at the table. Now they do, and that means means abortion policy will no longer be poisoned by a lack of legitimacy. Letting Roe limp along for a few more decades would have just kicked the can down the road and prolonged the agony of having abortion policy imposed by judicial fiat. Finally flushing this turd was the best move IMO.

Legally you're correct, and politics shouldn't be a factor in SCOTUS's decision making at all. The reason the Court has the legitimacy problem that Roberts is worried about is because the Warren Court decided to become a 3rd political branch to help the left win battles it couldn't have using legitimate political processes.

Politically it was probably best to rip the bandaid off. Roe has been poisoning the abortion debate for almost 50 years because the left didn't have to give their political opponents a seat at the table. Now they do, and that means means abortion policy will no longer be poisoned by a lack of legitimacy. Letting Roe limp along for a few more decades would have just kicked the can down the road and prolonged the agony of of having abortion policy imposed by judicial fiat. Finally flushing this turd was the best move IMO.

Legally you're correct, and politics shouldn't be a factor in SCOTUS's decision making at all. The reason the Court has the legitimacy problem that Roberts is worried about is because the Warren Court decided to become a 3rd political branch to help the left win battles it couldn't have using legitimate political processes.