Abortion was a constitutionally protected right affirmed by SCOTUS countless times.
States acted before the reversal of the ruling.
Alito's "foreshadowing" is dicta and means nothing legally.
Roe was upheld but watered down by Casey and overturned by Dobbs
SCOTUS now turns the fate of abortion over to the states as prescribed by the Constitution.
State action up until now was centered on restricting elements of Roe but were bound by the Roe ruling that Abortion was a protected right .
Dobbs changed that.
Each state now can choose what to do.
Alito s opinion is dicta? I think you misuse the word.
It is the majority opinion of the court laying out its reasoning and giving guidelines on how to proceed in carrying out the decision, and more.
It also advises other courts of the relationship between Dobbs and preceding and future cases involving unenumerated rights so it legally carries a lot of meaning.