Will the Supreme Court Overturn Roe vs. Wade? - Charlie Brisch
Charlie Brisch
Mr. Roddy
IHSS
May 17, 2022
In short, there was a leaked draft of the Supreme Court wanting to overturn Roe vs. Wade. If overturned, that means that states have the option to make abortion illegal. Roe vs. Wade allowed women to get abortions without excessive government restriction, and it was passed in 1973. As of recent, many states have been putting laws into place making abortions nearly impossible to get, Texas being one of them. The draft was 98 pages long, and the draft follows many legitimate Court practices. The draft was also being circulated by Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., who broke Supreme Court protocol by doing this. Alito, Justice Clarence Thomas, and all three of Trump's nominees, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, have voted to overturn it. Alito's opinion was shared among the justices in February, and was only labeled as a first draft. This means that there is no indication that the other members voted to overturn Roe agreed with the reasoning. Biden stepped in and said that the women's right is fundamental and Roe vs. Wade has only been in play for 50 years, and basic fairness means it should not be overturned.
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