Roe Now v. Roe Then: A History of the Overturned Ruling
The Supreme Court ruled against nearly 50 years of precedent undoing a person's right to choose in a 7-2 decision overturning Roe v Wade.
June 24, 2022
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The Supreme Court ruled against nearly 50 years of precedent undoing a person's right to choose in a 7-2 decision overturning Roe v Wade.
As anti-abortion groups blanket Washington to protest the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, read up on the legendary case's LGBT plaintiff and her little known story.
The decision has devastating implications for LGBTQ+ people.
A new NBC-WSJ poll found that 71 percent of Americans support Roe v. Wade.
The assault on a woman's right to choose runs parallel to right-wing efforts to roll back queer rights.
We're not defeated -- or deterred. Remember that in November.
The conservative Supreme Court has shown it cares little for precedent or restraint.
The ruling, "reflects a concentrated effort to uphold racist and patriarchal practices of limiting the autonomy of women and LGBTQ+ individuals."
It will determine whether or not we wake up in a country resembling Gilead of The Handmaid's Tale.
Norma McCorvey was a complicated figure in the decades-long abortion wars.
The abortion rights ruling stood for almost 50 years, with major implications for other bodily autonomy rights. What are the implications of its overturning?
Residents in the LGBTQ+ mecca share their stories of fear and anger around the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson.Â
Personally "overwhelmed" by the Dobbs decision, the Speaker of the House tried to lay a path forward.
Health care providers, candidates who support reproductive freedom, and people with few economic resources all need your help now.
"We are at an exceedingly dangerous, unprecedented moment," said Human Rights Campaign Interim President Joni Madison.
Legal principles tie the two together, causing LGBTQ+ rights advocates to question if same-sex marriage might be an eventual target if Roe v. Wade is indeed overturned.
What if the Roe v. Wade decision was leaked by a justice to give states time to pass their own anti-abortion laws and as a signal to the ultra-right that LGBTQ+ rights are next?
McCorvey, who identified as a lesbian, made the statement in a documentary filmed shortly before her death that will soon air on FX.
Opinion: The Supreme Court's recent decisions have stripped away rights for marginalized citizens. How can we fight back against a government that works against us and keeps us down?
"Whether or not you're LGBTQ, female, trans, anyone who needs bodily autonomy, that has had it taken away or has had it policed by government, is in danger here."
Barring some highly improbable miracle, marriage equality will probably not exist nationally by 2024 -- possibly 2025 at the latest.