Is This the End of the Line for Roe v. Wade?
Will women in America today have fewer freedoms than their mothers and grandmothers had?
The leaked SCOTUS opinion draft on the overturning of Roe v. Wade is somehow both shocking and yet not surprising at all.
When my grandma and mom were out protesting for women’s rights in the 70s, they never could have imagined there would be a day when my daughter would have fewer rights and freedoms than they enjoyed.
This leaked document is the very reason why many women (and men) across America panicked when Mitch McConnell and the Republicans rushed Amy Coney Barrett through to the Supreme Court. She was confirmed about a week before election day. Now, the future of American women is in the hands of Supreme Court judges in which the majority were appointed by presidents that had lost the popular election.
Opinion polls show most Americans are against overturning Roe v. Wade. A recent CNN poll showed 30% of Americans would like to see the decision overturned, with 69% opposed.
What happens if the leaked document becomes reality? According to Axios, “Abortion would immediately become illegal in at least 13 states if the Supreme Court were to overturn Roe v. Wade, and more would likely follow suit quickly.”
It doesn’t matter how you personally feel about abortion or whether you would or would not have one yourself. It’s about women having autonomy and reproductive rights over their own bodies. And not having medical decisions made for them by courts and legislatures.
What will be next on the chopping block? Most likely LGBTQ+ rights, including gay marriage. If any of this bothers you, please vote in the midterm elections.
For now, abortion is still legal in all 50 states and each state has at least one clinic, although some states have severe restrictions.
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