The future of Roe v. Wade looks bleak, after an unprecedented leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion that suggested the 1973 law will be struck down. With primaries across the country getting underway, how might this news impact the midterm elections?
Access to abortion though is already severely limited in parts of the country, with many women having to travel out of state to have the procedure.
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic South Carolina chapter is responding to the leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion which suggests the court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. The national Planned Parenthood organization also released a statement on social media.
According to CDC data, since Roe v. Wade, there have been more than 60 million abortions performed in the United States.
The U.S. Supreme Court is confirming the bombshell leak of a draft opinion, which apparently reflects that the conservative majority is poised to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, is authentic. The court cautions the draft opinion is not final. President Joe Biden says he is “concerned” that, after almost 50 years, a woman’s right to choose is on the line at the nation’s highest court. Emotions are running high across country.
The poll also revealed a majority say abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
The South Carolina House has approved a bill that require doctors to tell women who seek medication to have an abortion that there is an unproven way to reverse the procedure.
Oklahoma is taking new steps to make abortion almost impossible for women. The state legislature passed a bill based on the controversial Texas law.
Florida’s governor signed a law that bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
A bill that would require doctors to inform patients receiving drug-induced abortions about a controversial method to possibly halt the abortion process is moving forward in the South Carolina House.
