Hundreds of protesters gathered on Tuesday evening in downtown Portland, Oregon, to express outrage over the leaked decision of the US Supreme Court to overrule the 1973 case of Roe v. Wade that prohibited states from banning legal access to abortions.
A crucial part of Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.’s draft majority opinion dismantling the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision came at the back end, with a 31-page appendix detailing myriad state abortion bans in effect at the time the court ruled, including some on the books since the early 19th century.
There remains a Supreme Court majority to strike down Roe v. Wade three months after the leaked draft majority opinion by Justice Samuel Alito was written, according to three conservatives close to the court, The Washington Post reported over the weekend.
The Associated Press updated its style guide for use of the term “pregnant people” on Wednesday, following the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe v. Wade.
The U.S. Supreme Court potentially overturning Roe v. Wade may galvanize Republican voters and discourage Democrats in the upcoming 2022 midterm elections according to recent findings from a CNN poll.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, through a spokesman, declared “reproductive rights” the paramount struggle of humanity this week. He is right, but not in any way recognizable to him or his organization.
