Tag: roe v wade

Poll: 76 Percent of Americans Disapprove of Protests at Supreme Court Justices’ Homes

An overwhelming majority of Americans believe publishing the home addresses of Supreme Court justices and demonstrating at their homes is not an acceptable way to protest the upcoming ruling on abortion precedent Roe v. Wade. According to the poll by The Trafalgar Group, 75.8 percent of American voters believe that publishing the private residential addresses…


Abortion in America: Anger in the Streets and Clashes With Police

Commentary On May 2, a draft supreme court opinion was leaked to Politico. In this particular draft, Justice Samuel Alito argued that “Roe and Casey must be overruled.” Before going any further, it’s important to emphasize just how serious the leak was—and still is. USA Today called the leak “highly unusual.” Andrew Esquire, a legal expert, told me that “the leak itself is unlikely to…


Efforts to Codify Roe v. Wade Tabled in Senate; See the Votes

The Senate voted on May 11 to filibuster the Democrats’ Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA), which would have codified and extended Roe v. Wade, as the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) seems intent on striking down the precedent. The 51–49 filibuster vote was mostly party-line, with all Republicans and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) voting against the measure….


Senators Block Move to Codify Roe v. Wade; See the Votes

The Senate voted on May 11 to filibuster the Democratic-sponsored Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA), which would have codified the 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion ruling into federal law as the Supreme Court appears intent on striking down the precedent. The 51–49 procedural cloture motion vote was mostly party-line, with all Republicans and Sen. Joe Manchin…


Manchin Will Vote Against Dem Bill Codifying Roe v. Wade

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) will vote against his party’s bill to codify Roe v. Wade, the West Virginia Democrat told reporters hours ahead of an expected vote on the measure. According to a draft opinion leaked by Politico on May 2, which Chief Justice John Roberts has since indicated is real, SCOTUS may be…


Manchin Will Vote Against Democrat Bill Codifying Roe v. Wade

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) will vote against his party’s bill to codify Roe v. Wade, the West Virginia Democrat told reporters hours ahead of an expected vote on the measure. According to a draft opinion leaked by Politico on May 2, which Chief Justice John Roberts has since indicated is real, SCOTUS may be…


Pro-Abortion Advocates Turn Ire Toward Pelosi, Other Democrats as ‘Complicit’ in Possible Roe Decision

Pro-abortion advocates have started blaming Democratic leaders, particularly House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who they say have not done enough to protect abortion access as the Supreme Court appears likely to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that classified abortion as an unenumerated constitutional right. According to a draft opinion leaked to Politico…


The Potential Reversal of Roe v. Wade Precedent by US Supreme Court

Commentary The story about the leaking of a draft opinion, which purports to reverse the Roe v. Wade decision, is met with great disbelief in the United States. Justice Samuel Alito writes in his decision that “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start,” and “We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled.” In the document, labelled as the “Opinion of…


Despite Frustration, Democrats Likely Powerless to Counter SCOTUS Abortion Decision

News Analysis Democrats in both the legislature and the White House have few options open to them to counter the Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) expected decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, despite efforts to use legislation or executive powers to do so. In 1973’s Roe v. Wade, SCOTUS ruled that abortion was protected under the Constitution by…


Democrats’ Bill to Codify Roe v. Wade Is Missing One Key Word: ‘Woman’

Democrats’ bill to codify the standards laid out in Roe v. Wade does not mention the word “woman,” despite their attempts to display the legislation as being designed to protect women’s rights. Under the 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade, all 50 states—including over two dozen states with full bans on any abortion—have been required…