I'm less preoccupied with what Clarence thomas believes in his heart of hearts than what litigation strategies will be used to exploit his arguments, especially given the emergent trend of states passing 'trigger' legislation pendant on future court decisions. Thomas has indeed held his views for a long time, but then candidates for judicial office (including several who sit on the SCOTUS bench now) have been assuring us that Roe v. Wade was settled law for decades as well.

Mind, I also thing the Democrats are at fault for not erecting a legislative framework to put privacy and other rights on a more solid footing when they've had the legislative initiative.