Roe versus wade

Senator Joe Manchin , a West Virginia Democrat, said he was "alarmed" by the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade —contending that he had "trusted" conservative Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh to uphold the precedent. Manchin voted with Republicans to confirm Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, who were nominated by former President Donald Trump . At the time of their confirmation hearing, both conservative justices asserted that they viewed the nearly five-decade-old Roe ruling, which established women's right to abortion, as "precedent" to inform future decisions of the Supreme Court. Nonetheless, they ruled with the 6-to-3 majority to overturn the landmark 1973 decision in an opinion handed down on Friday. "I am deeply disappointed that the Supreme Court has voted to overturn Roe v. Wade . It has been the law of the land for nearly 50 years and was understood to be settled precedent. I trusted Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh when they testified … [Read more...] about Joe Manchin “trusted” Kavanaugh, Gorsuch to leave Roe v. Wade alone

Ahead of the historic decision to overturn Roe v. Wade , Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett had argued that the abortion issue is still hotly debated across America and many disagreements remain. She also argued that because of this, Roe v. Wade may not qualify as a super-precedent, a precedent that the Supreme Court could never overrule, according to some definitions. Barrett made these comments before the Supreme Court ruling on Mississippi's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case. The case involved a dispute over a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy. The ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was able to overturn the court's landmark 1973 ruling in Roe , which legalized abortion nationwide During her time as a nominee to the Supreme Court in 2020, Barrett spoke about Roe v. Wade and suggested there were still challenges and disagreements about the ruling. During a Senate … [Read more...] about What Amy Coney Barrett said about Roe v. Wade as decision overturned

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch may not be recognized as a national figure, but her role in her state's abortion restrictions could have sweeping effects on women across the United States following the Supreme Court 's overturning of Roe v. Wade . On Friday, the conservative-leaning Supreme Court, in a 6-3 vote, ruled in favor of Fitch and Mississippi in the abortion case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization . The decision was in response to a lower court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional Mississippi's ban on abortion after 15 weeks after pregnancy. With Friday's decision, the Supreme Court has directly overturned the constitutional right to abortion in the U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justices Samuel Alito , Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch , Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett ruled that Mississippi's law was constitutional and should be allowed to go into effect. Justices Stephen Breyer , Sonia Sotomayor and Elena … [Read more...] about Who is Lynn Fitch? The woman who helped take down Roe v. Wade

Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang criticized Democrats on Friday after the Supreme Court released a ruling that overturns the landmark abortion rights case Roe v. Wade . Yang, who also ran as a Democratic candidate for New York City mayor in 2021, announced he was leaving the Democratic party in October. "It feels like Democrats owe their people an apology for being bad at their jobs," Yang tweeted on Friday, adding that they "had a long time to codify Roe v. Wade , defend a balanced court, get RBG [Ruth Bader Ginsburg] to step down, etc. Instead they got played and trounced. 'Help undo our failures!' is not a compelling rallying cry." "The people who are going to get hurt by this the worst will be poor women in red states, while the folks who played politics with this will glide along and email people for money," Yang continued. After Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg , a liberal, died while still serving on the court in 2020, … [Read more...] about Andrew Yang slams Democrats over fallout from Roe v. Wade

Senator Susan Collins of Maine is facing backlash in the wake of the the Supreme Court 's striking down of Roe v. Wade nearly 50 years after the landmark decision. Though she is a Republican, Collins is in favor of abortion rights and was seen as one of the GOP swing voters who could have voted against the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh , one of the court's conservative justices and a nominee of former President Donald Trump . While commenting on her decision to ultimately vote for Kavanaugh around that time, Collins said that he told her he viewed Roe v. Wade as a "settled law" and deeply rooted precedent. But Kavanaugh voted with the majority in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case that led to Roe being overturned. Frustration and outrage with Collins' confirmation vote for Kavanaugh was evident on social media Friday. One user, @lapetiteemily, tweeted that Collins better "spare us her deep concerns." Another tweet from @AclomaxAllen on … [Read more...] about Susan Collins’ “deep concerns” mocked after Roe v. Wade overturning

Planned Parenthood issued a statement condemning the Supreme Court 's ruling that overturns Roe v. Wade , the decision that protected a woman's right to seek an abortion. "The Supreme Court just overturned Roe v. Wade , ending our constitutional right to abortion. We know you may be feeling a lot of things right now — hurt, anger, confusion. Whatever you feel is OK. We're here with you — and we'll never stop fighting for you," the organization, which provides sexual and reproductive health care across the U.S., wrote. In another statement provided to Newsweek, Alexis McGill Johnson, the president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, said that with the decision, the Supreme Court "has now officially given politicians permission to control what we do with our bodies, deciding that we can no longer be trusted to determine the course for our own lives." "Due to centuries of racism and systemic discrimination, we already know who will feel the consequences of this horrific … [Read more...] about Planned Parenthood issues statement after Roe V. Wade reversal

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade , which was widely known for creating a constitutional right to receive an abortion. The ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization overturned the decision in the 1973 court case and leaves the decision up to states to either ban or allow abortion. The ruling also overturned the 1992 decision in Planned Parenthood v. Casey . While a majority of Supreme Court justices voted in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade , three liberal justices— Stephen Breyer , Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor—wrote a dissenting opinion . "With sorrow—for this Court, but more, for the many millions of American women who have today lost a fundamental constitutional protection—we dissent," the three justices wrote in their dissenting opinion. "Enforcement of all these draconian restrictions will also be left largely to the States' devices. A State can of course impose criminal penalties on abortion … [Read more...] about Full text of Supreme Court justices’ dissenting opinion on Roe v. Wade

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday formally released a ruling that overturns the nearly 50-year-old decision of Roe v. Wade that protected a pregnant woman's right to choose to have an abortion. In early May, Politico obtained a leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court justices that was later confirmed by the court to be authentic. That leak showed a majority of justices were poised to strike down Roe v. Wade after hearing arguments on a Mississippi law that was a direct challenge to the landmark abortion rights case. The decision overturns the 1973 ruling on Roe , which protected women who seek an abortion "without undue restrictive interference from the government," guaranteed under the Fourteenth Amendment. Planned Parenthood v. Casey from 1992, which mostly protected those same rights, is also repealed under the new ruling. "We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled," Alito wrote in the leaked draft opinion. "It is time to heed the Constitution and … [Read more...] about Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

Abortion is likely to become illegal in about half of U.S. states after the U.S. Supreme Court voted to strike down Roe v. Wade , scrapping the constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy that had endured for almost 50 years. The high court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 decision in a ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization , meaning the legal status of abortion will now be left up to individual states to decide. It comes after Republicans in the Senate in May blocked an effort to codify the right to abortion in federal law. What Does Overturning Roe v. Wade Mean? Researchers say that without Roe , abortion will probably become illegal in about half of the country , primarily in Southern and Midwestern states. Twenty-five states are likely to prohibit abortion without Roe , according to the Center for Reproductive Rights. They are: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, … [Read more...] about Is abortion illegal? Your rights in every state as Roe v. Wade overturned

The District Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C., announced Friday that the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge is closed due to "safety concerns" after a Roe v. Wade protest blocked the bridge, which is south of the U.S. Capitol. The closure is expected to remain until further notice, according to the department. Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Police Department initiated a full departmental activation through Tuesday in response to the protests at the U.S. Supreme Court , according to a statement by the D.C. police department. The department added that the D.C. Homeland Security and the Emergency Management Agency are actively monitoring the situation and sharing information with federal partners. The law enforcement response came shortly after the Supreme Court ruled Friday morning in Dobbs v. Jason Women's Health Organization to overturn the nearly 50-year-old Roe v. Wade decision that allowed women to have abortions nationwide. The landmark 1973 … [Read more...] about Roe v. Wade protest shuts down major D.C. bridge near Capitol