Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows
The Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, according to an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito circulated inside the court and obtained by POLITICO. The draft opinion is a full-throated, unflinching repudiation of the 1973 decision which guaranteed federal constitutional protections of abortion rights and a subsequent 1992 decision – Planned Parenthood v. Casey – that largely maintained the right. “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start,” Alito writes. Continue reading at Politico. (Drew Angerer)
Rights to contraception and marriage are in danger if Roe v. Wade draft holds, Biden warns
A draft Supreme Court decision obtained by Politico that proposes an end to Roe v. Wade would be a “radical” move by the court, calling into question the right to privacy that also undergirds access to contraception and marriage equality, President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. The 98-page draft decision was confirmed as authentic by the Supreme Court on Tuesday, which stressed that the draft “does not represent a decision by the Court or the final position of any member.” Chief Justice John Roberts has ordered an investigation into the leak of the document. Continue reading at The News Tribune. (Alex Brandon)
In WA, fierce reaction to leaked Supreme Court draft on Roe v. Wade
On Monday evening, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee retweeted a link to the Politico report, writing: “NOT HERE, NOT IN OUR LIFETIME.“ “Washington is and will remain pro-choice,” Inslee added. “And we will not slow down in the fight to ensure safe, affordable access to every person who needs it.” Inslee in March signed a law barring legal action against people seeking an abortion and those who aid them. Washington’s Democratic-controlled Legislature passed the measure in an effort to push back against recent anti-abortion laws in conservative states such as Texas. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Jose Luis Magana)
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