Birth control is next. SCOTUS and the extreme right are coming after not just Roe, but also Griswold (v. Connecticut). That's the case decided in the mid-60s that some see as the precursor to Roe. Believe me, that case isn't safe either. These nuts want total domination over women.
It all comes down to white supremacy and wanting to maintain birth rates of white women. (Hint to extremists -- maybe try universal health care, daycare, pre-k and financial assistance.)
This was a repost (copy & paste) on a girlfriend's page. Wish I knew who deserves credit:
I want to quote this message from Jeanne on prediction page as a humble reminder of where we are now and where we are going in the future.
"In 2014, I predicted a lightening event would happen in 2020 that would cause our world to shatter and then pivot us towards a better world......... For the next eight years we will transition towards this new world, as empathy, caring, and a more equalitarian system gradually rises. It won’t happen all at once, though. There are more battles ahead and the journey is long....."
"There are more battles ahead and the journey is long" is exactly what are happening before our eyes at this very moment. Trump opened the Pandora's box and this is a wake up call to complacent people. We marched to the polls in 2018 and 2020 and gave Democrats many wins and we shall keep doing it and I believe the outcome will be positive.
Keep faith everyone and have a wonderful Labor Day.
Excellent - thanks for sharing.
SCOTUS is also looking to overturn Griswold.
Women are under attack in this country from our own "Taliban"
@lynnventura Hi, I hope that doesn't happen and attitudes can change.
It has made me wonder what the situation was here in Australia about abortion as I had not had any involvement with that. I am putting some information below if it helps seeing how other countries deal with it.
Abortion in Australia - Wikipedia
Abortion in Australia is legal. It has been fully decriminalised in all jurisdictions, starting with Western Australia in 1998 and lastly in South Australia in 2021. Access to abortion varies between the states and territories: surgical abortions are readily available on request within the first 14 to 24 weeks or pregnancy, although with no limit on gestational term in the Australian Capital Territory; later term abortions generally require the approval of two doctors, though are prohibited in the Northern Territory after 24 weeks unless it is required to save the women's life, and are heavily restricted in Western Australia after 20 weeks.
Since at least the 1980s, opinion polls have shown a majority of Australians support abortion rights, and that support for abortion is increasing. While anti-abortion violence is rare in Australia, anti-abortion activists have used tactics including "verbal abuse, threats and impeding entry" outside abortion clinics.[1] In response, all jurisdictions have enacted laws prohibiting protesters from harassing visitors and staff within a certain radius of abortion clinics, beginning with Tasmania in 2013 and lastly with Western Australia in 2021.
A woman's sexual partner is not required to be notified of an abortion, and Australian courts will not grant injunctions to prevent the procedure, even if the applicant is the putative father of the fetus.[2] No waiting periods are imposed on having an abortion. A minor does not need to notify a parent of a proposed abortion nor is parental consent required, except in Western Australia. While abortions are regulated by the states and territories, the procedure is partially funded under the Federal Government public health scheme, Medicare, or by private healthcare insurers. In the case of “a child capable of being born alive” (usually taken to mean after 28 weeks of pregnancy), a termination may be subject to a separate crime of child destruction in some states and territories.
Australian abortion law and practice - Children by Choice
Abortion is no longer a crime in Australia. But legal hurdles to access remain (theconversation.com)
Regards to all
@matildagirl Eliminating the right to birth control is on the right wing's wishlist, but if I can't possibly see them accomplishing it, and if they do, it's going to be crazy. Can you imagine all of a sudden not being able to access birth control? I'm way less concerned about that than about abortion rights.
Bottom line is the right and the GOP want to erase rulings handed down by the Warren Court, which was the most liberal in US history. They decided Griswald (although not Roe). It was an incredibly consequential court and its decisions are hated by the right wing.
Check out Wikipedia if you're interested in a little constitutional law, and also why the right wing has been so obsessed with controlling the supreme court.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Court
@laura-f agreed. Georgia is rushing to follow along. Current leadership needs to stop worrying about bipartisan ship and focus on accountability of previous and current GQP. They gain ground with each second they are allowed to get away with it.
@lynnventura I remember being worried about them getting rid of access to birth control in my late teens early 20's when I could vote...I'm 38 now...I don't see how they could do that, especially for medical reasons. i'm not on it anymore, but I used to be for heavy periods/endometriosis.
@michellepazicni I wouldn't worry about it. I don't think they'll actually do it, although they are extremists who want to try. I imagine the pharmaceutical companies would go nuts if they even tried it.