Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer says he did 'everything' he could to stop the overturning of Roe v. Wade

• Newly-retired SCOTUS Justice Stephen Breyer said he did "everything" he could to stop the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

• "Did I do everything I could to persuade people? Of course, of course," Breyer told CNN.

• Breyer, an 84-year-old liberal, retired from the bench in June after serving nearly three decades.

Recently-retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said that he did "everything" he could to stop the nation's high court from overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that established the constitutional right to abortion.

Breyer, an 84-year-old liberal who retired from the bench this summer after serving for nearly three decades, weighed in on the decision in his first televised interview since stepping down from the court.

"And you say, did I like this Dobbs decision? Of course, I didn't. Of course, I didn't," a stern Breyer told CNN's Chris Wallace, referring to the Supreme Court's June 24 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which struck down Roe v. Wade along with a subsequent 1992 abortion ruling, Planned Parenthood v. Casey.

The consequential decision eliminated nearly 50 years of constitutional protections for abortion rights, allowing states to set their own abortion laws. Republican-led states have since banned the procedure, with 1 in 3 women nationwide losing access.

"Was I happy about it? Not for an instant," Breyer said in the interview, which aired Friday. "Did I do everything I could to persuade people? Of course, of course. But there we are, and now we go on. We try to work together."