The opinion of the Court left the central holding of the Roe v. Wade decision-abortion as a right-intact.

The central holding was that an individual cannot consent to an illegal act.

"In addition, we extended the central Australian holdings to include major commissions from the townships of Balgo and Yuendumu."

Further, the Chief Justice admits that he would overrule the central holding of Roe and adopt the rational relationship test as the sole criterion of constitutionality.

The sum of the precedential inquiry to this point shows Roe's underpinnings unweakened in any way affecting its central holding.

(d) Our adoption of the undue burden analysis does not disturb the central holding of Roe v. Wade, and we reaffirm that holding.

The central holding of Roe v. Wade, has been a "part of our law" for almost two decades.

He acknowledged that Casey "reaffirmed the central holding in Roe."

The central holding of Bowers has been brought in question by this case, and it should be addressed.

Justice David H. Souter agreed with the central holding in the case but did not join Justice Scalia's opinion; he filed a separate opinion instead.