The leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that hints at overturning Roe v. Wade and abortion rights has Catholics in Wisconsin tentatively rejoicing.

“If this reflects the court’s final decision, the 62 million children who have lost their lives to the sin of abortion are rejoicing in heaven,” Jerry Topczewski, chief of staff, Office of the Archbishop of Milwaukee, said in a Tuesday Facebook post. “This is about more than abortion. This is about a culture that too often chooses death before life, darkness instead of light, and evil instead of good.” 

Politico obtained what is said to be a draft of the Supreme Court opinion in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case that seeks to overturn Roe v. Wade, a Tuesday CNBC news report said. 

Roe v. Wade, decided 49 years ago, guaranteed a woman's right to undergo an abortion. The official ruling on Dobbs v Jackson is expected in June. 

"Court employees have an exemplary and important tradition of respecting the confidentiality of the judicial process and upholding the trust of the Court,” Chief Justice John Roberts said of the leak on CNBC. “This was a singular and egregious breach of that trust that is an affront to the court and the community of public servants who work here.” 

The Catholic Church has long maintained a strong stance against abortion, regardless of evolving biological theories about when exactly life begins, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) said in a release.

"Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion," the release said. "This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable. Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law (No. 2271)."

In a Gallup Poll conducted a year ago, 48% of respondents said they believe abortion should be legal only under certain circumstances, and 19% of respondents believed abortion should be illegal in all circumstances. Approximately one-third of respondents, 32%, believed abortion should be legal in all cases.