Ga., Ala. right to challenge court overreach

Regarding “Roe v. Wade sequel looms for high court” (News, May 16), my fifth-grade social studies teacher introduced me to the 10th Amendment. Some of our legislators and the media seem to have forgotten it. I find nothing in the Constitution that authorizes the federal government jurisdiction over abortion. The 1973 Roe v. Wade decision did not establish a constitutional right to abortion. Only complying with Article V of the Constitution creates a constitutional right. Supreme Court decisions are opinions, which can be and sometimes are changed by succeeding courts. Claims such as “established precedent” may sound useful to the choir, but they really have no more meaning or force than titles over paragraphs. I applaud Georgia and Alabama for finally challenging the federal government’s overreach. I wish states would exercise their 10th Amendment rights more often, especially regarding such things as firearms and health care.