The retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has just been announced. From the perspective of the ideological makeup of the court, it is of little consequence. Whomever is nominated by Joe Biden — or those tasked with doing his work for him now that he appears incapable — will hold the same extreme views on abortion — and a host of other issues — as the retiring justice.

In other words, the Democrats will nominate someone just as bad, or worse, than Breyer. Those of us dedicated to ending abortion in our country will be ready and able to expose the extremism of the nominee, immediately and unceasingly, and will oppose the confirmation. Moreover, we will hold each U.S. senator accountable at the voting booth for how they vote on the nomination.

Breyer’s retirement will not impact the decision in the Dobbs case, which will decide the constitutionality of Mississippi’s law to protect babies after 15 weeks in the womb and could overturn Roe v. Wade.