San Francisco Speaker Pelosi released this statement on media reports of a draft Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade: “This monstrous draft decision is a sweeping and severe restriction of Americans’ rights. With it, Trump, McConnell and Republicans in Congress have assaulted privacy, precedent and the Constitution. “Make no mistake: by striking down Roe v. Wade,
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, reacting to the Supreme Court’s “monstrous” draft decision that signaled it will overturn Roe v. Wade, slammed former President Trump, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and congressional Republicans for what she called an assault on “privacy, precedent and the Constitution.”
As the Supreme Court considers Mississippi's request to overturn Roe v. Wade, most people realize that the constitutional right to abortion is in grave, perhaps mortal peril.
Trump made clear he would pack the court with justices who would reject Roe, and he was able to pick three justices but a lot more is at stake than just abortion.
This article was first published in 2015. The future composition of the Supreme Court is the most important civil rights cause of our time. It is more important…