The Supreme Court Has Been Engaged in a Rollback of Rights. Abortion Would Just Be the Latest

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English - May 19, 2022 12:04 - 8 minutes - 14.9 MB - ★★★★ - 63 ratings
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The leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion overruling Roe v. Wade was a shock, but the content of the draft should not have been a surprise. Overruling Roe has been a stated goal of the Republican party, repeated in its presidential platforms in every election since the decision was handed down in 1973. With a 6-3 Republican majority in firm control of the Court, the end of Roe should have been expected.

Yet people were surprised.