a legally aggressive and, frankly, publicly unpopular decision, drawing backlash around america and intense interest around the world, including people gathering at the high court where folks have been coming together and even though a version of this ruling did leak earlier, which was very unusual, today seeing the actual gutting of roe come down has been shattering for many. illegitimate. illegitimate. this is insane. going over to the other side, especially i wanted to yell at the people there. just how the young women who are on opposition who don t understand how at risk their lives may be. abolish abortion! now that the final ruling is out, we can report for you what it says and what it does. six justices voting to uphold mississippi s sweeping ban, a binding majority of five voting to ending roe entirely, stating abortion destroys potential life and what mississippi republicans called, quote, an unborn human being. bush appointee sam alito writing the opi
millions of american women, no longer have the constitutional right to an abortion that has been their right for decades now and nearly half of all states women will soon find themselves without any access to an abortion, a 6-3 decision handed down in dobbs versus jackson women s health upholds mississippi s ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, in a 5-4 majority went further completely striking down roe versus wade, written by justice samuel alito, it is similar to the draft opinion that leaked back in may. it reads in part, roe was egregiously wrong from the start and the decision was exceptionally weak. and the decision has had damaging consequences. with this decision, 13 states have already effectively ended abortion access. missouri s governor issued an order ending all elective abortions one hour after the supreme court decision was released. another 13 states will impose draconian restrictions on abortion. a decision that s consequential is of course, nothing