Earlier today, the Supreme Court decided to strike down Roe v. Wade.This Landmark Supreme Court decision leaves the right to an abortion up to each state. Some state’s abortion laws date back to the 1800’s. In Oklahoma, a law was recently put into place that will make performing an abortion a felony punishable by time in prison. Many states have Trigger laws in place by anti- abortion legislators that were designed to take effect immediately after the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Consequently, women in those states will face swift action, and now have to travel state lines in order to get a procedure they have had the right too for fifty years.
The overturn of Roe is a slippery slope and jeopardizes fundamental rights to privacy. Justice Thomas said the legal rationale for Friday’s decision could be applied to overturn other major cases, including those that legalized gay marriage. Additionally, contraceptives like birth control may also become banned.
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