In the wake of the leak of a Supreme Court draft decision, Warren County’s state representative said the legislature is ready to put anti-abortion laws in place.

Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-65th) last week issued a release noting that the state “is already well-positioned to successfully advance some of the strongest pro-life legislation in the history of the Commonwealth.”

Rapp, who is the majority chair of the House Health Committee, said the legislature could move forward even if the leaked opinion does not “signal final Armageddon for Roe v. Wade.”

The leaked draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito was published on Monday. In it, Alito said the court’s decision in Roe v. Wade was “egregiously wrong from the start.”

Although the draft opinion was confirmed as authentic, it does not necessarily reflect a final position, according to Chief Justice John Roberts.

Striking down the 1973 decision would put the legality of abortion in the hands of the states.

“Through God’s continued favor, grace and mercy, there are infinite reasons for enduring faith and eternal optimism that the scales of justice will finally weigh in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade, which has made possible the deaths of more than 62 million unborn baby boys and baby girls since abortion was legalized nationwide in 1973,” Rapp said. “However, there’s plenty more heavy lifting that needs to be done at the state level to help usher in the post-Roe generation. From the Pennsylvania House to America’s highest court, we will never tire of defending innocent life.”

On Monday, Gov. Tom Wolf issued a statement indicating that he would maintain his support for abortion access.

“The right to bodily autonomy is under attack,” Wolf said. “Overturning Roe v. Wade isn’t about preserving life. It’s about exerting control. I don’t think it’s possible to overemphasize the seismic shift this represents in America’s approach to privacy, to personal autonomy, to health care rights.”

Wolf said he has vetoed “three different anti-abortion bills passed by Pennsylvania’s General Assembly” and vowed to veto any others that come across his desk during his term.

According to the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, federal law generally takes precedence over state law. Since the leak, President Joe Biden has expressed a willingness to work with Congress in passing abortion rights legislation.