Breaking... US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade

Spanish Eyes

https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2022/06/24/us-supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade-abortion-rights-ruling/

The Right religious conservatives and who knows who else have today overturned the constitutional right to abortion in the US.

Will this now embolden anti abortionists in this country to fight back?

The US is a cold place for women now.

Cody montana

Gay marriage next, just watch them.

USA going backwards rapidly.

ElJaguar

It looks like a Dred Scott type decision.

Not good at all.

FlubberJones

Ughhhh... what an idiotic decision, but I'm not surprised, this is the same country that put a fat, orange IMBECILE in charge.

Stupid, Stupid, Stupid country and people.

Does this not just give the individual states the right to make their own abortion laws?

igCorcaigh

America turning backward. Scary times for women and minorities.

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1540339085230968834?s=20&t=PfbhkOnYAyiaKz2Zzz33tQ

Danzy

Largely welcome and a positive step.

castletownman

Saw this on twitter that sums up that warped country:

"Damn girl is that a concealed handgun in your waistband or are you just being forced by the state to carry an unplanned pregnancy to term"

Billy Mays

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119244121#Comment_119244121

Not really though

About two-thirds of Americans say they do not support overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal in the United States, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.

banie01

The growth of White Christian Fundamentalism in the #United States has led to this. The GOP has spent 50yrs on overturning Roe and now they will have to deal with the fallout.

The discordance between the constitutional protection afforded gun rights yesterday, with the stripping away of women's rights today is massive. It is a curious and abhorrent legalist stance IMO.

The intertwining of Politics & Religion has never ended well and SCOTUS has overturned a woman's Right To Choose and it obliterates the doctrine of unenumerated rights as it previously stood until today. Alito's rejoinder that this decision only applies to the specific case at hand? Is utter bullshít, contraception, same sex relationships, and every other right not explicitly recognised in the constitution? They are all now at grievous risk IMO.

This is a moment of Schism and National Peril for the USA. It is not hyperbole to treat this as step 1 in a theological coup. Margaret Atwood was prophetic and I am appalled at the jurisprudence outlined in the decision itself.

Frank Bullitt

When the Taliban took back the keys recently, everyone quickly pointed towards the women there and the rights that would be taken away from them in Afghanistan.

Now, the exact same things are happening in America. Sad times really.

Frank Bullitt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119244121#Comment_119244121

Ah here we go.

When will anyone learn, abortion bans do no stop abortions. They never did. Head in the sand stuff.

TomTomTim

I couldn't have said it better myself

https://twitter.com/dohville/status/1540339746139955202

We're really living in The Handmaid's Tale

honeyjo

Overturning Roe vs Wade bans legal safe abortions. Women will die. I'm devastated

Sleepy

It really is looking more and more likely that we're going to live through the fall of the American Empire and the second US Civil War. The really worrying bit is that it's the morons who have the guns.

Spudman_20000

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119244136#Comment_119244136

The ruling being overturned means that individual states can make their own laws in relation to abortion restrictions. I'd say easily two-thirds of Americans (and a good portion of people posting on here) don't actually understand what overturning the ruling means.

Smee_Again

This puts a lot of later decisions on the right to privacy in the firing line now too, there's no way they'll stop at abortion.

Brucie Bonus

Women should arm themselves against privileged frat boys. Use the 'stand your ground' law.

Christy42

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119244182#Comment_119244182

It is already being discussed.

Fr Tod Umptious

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119244142#Comment_119244142

Now, the exact same things are happening in America. Sad times really.

But it hasn't.

It's not remotely the same.

And you know it.

guyfo

We can only hope that this will lead to a backlash against those that caused this.

If people want their rights back, they are going to need to vote democrat.

Overheal

Most state governors and legislators have already stated they're calling special sessions to activate their trigger laws and such. In south carolina it will be illegal after today to have an abortion after a heartbeat is detected, in addition to myriad other TRAP laws designed to filibuster a woman from seeking an abortion in time.

Frank Bullitt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119244196#Comment_119244196

When it comes to womens rights it is. Just look at the additional recommendations from the court on what should be banned next. Evangelical thinking is the same as Islamic, control over women and people.

plodder

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058251576/breaking-us-supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade

The Right religious conservatives and who knows who else have today overturned the constitutional right to abortion in the US.

Will this now embolden anti abortionists in this country to fight back?

The US is a cold place for women now.

Certainly for poor women. The rich will always get what they need, but other rights must be in question now as well.

I don't think it will embolden anti abortion activists here given the legitimacy of the widely supported referendum. It's a shame their constitution doesn't allow for simple referendums like ours, as there would be a majority in favour of abortion there as well.

Clegg

In his judgement, Justice Clarence Thomas also mentioned that the court must now look at the decisions in the keystone cases enshrining rights to contraception and same sex marriages.

So the devolution of American society isn't stopping any time soon.

Overheal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119244223#Comment_119244223

Another stellar piece of ammunition for the Democrats to expand the court to 13 justices, and sooner rather than later.

ancapailldorcha

What an appalling country where unelected and unaccountable judges can arbitrarily withdraw rights as they see fit purely for political reasons.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119244271#Comment_119244271

Let's hope but it needs serious reform.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119244271#Comment_119244271

They're too busy focussing on nonsense, minority-supported issues and issues that won't win votes. Unless there's American boots on the ground somewhere in 2 years' time the GOP will win the trifecta handy enough and then the fun and games can really begin.

Shelga

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119244284#Comment_119244284

Exactly. What is the point of the Supreme Court if its justices can just interpret the constitution according to their personal political beliefs? The law is the law.

ancapailldorcha

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119244315#Comment_119244315

It's almost funny considering how fearful the founding fathers were of unchecked executive power.

Faugheen

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119244121#Comment_119244121

Women will f*cking die because they can’t access appropriate, safe medical care.

But f*ck them, eh?

Clarence Thomas has already got the ball rolling on overturning the right to contraceptives, gay marriage and even gay sex.

Evil bastards. That’s all they are.