After a draft of an opinion the Supreme Court was planning to release in June was leaked, Catholic dioceses have responded to what appears to be a sentiment that the high court will overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights case.

The Archdiocese of Saint Paul & Minneapolis, however, is taking the leaked reports with a grain of salt.

"Archbishop [Bernard] Hebda will comment when the Supreme Court releases its official ruling,” the archdiocese said in a Tuesday statement on its website. “No matter the Court’s decision, the Catholic Church will continue to work toward building a culture of life and supporting women and their children."

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

Roe v. Wade, decided 49 years ago, guaranteed a woman's right to have an abortion. The official ruling on Dobbs v Jackson is expected to come 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 in the CNBC report regarding the integrity of the Court. “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 stood fast against abortion, regardless of evolving biological theories about exactly when life begins, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) said in a release. Catholics believe life begins at conception, not when a fetus is deemed able to survive outside the womb.

"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)."

Public opinion also seems to support overturning the right to have abortions at will. 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 believe abortion should be illegal in all circumstances. Approximately one-third of respondents, 32%, believe abortion should be legal in all cases.