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Around Washington and across the country, the immediate bark of theRoe v. Wadefallroarson Friday morningbecame. With an echo that echoes in a way that no one yet fully understands. The
6 to 3 ruling broke the 50-year precedent for the right to abortion and effectively cast individual states access to reproductive health. Without national standards, the right to abortion is currently determined primarily by the place to call thehome, whether those rights can be traveled to places where they are protected, and the state legislature is accepted between elections. It depends on whether you do it or not. New YorkTimesAs the editorial boardwrote, "Constitutional rights are meaningless unless they apply nationwide."
Washington It is worth listening to the voices of the wise men who spent their time in the weeks following, especially considering the influence ofRoeas the state capital contends with the new reality. Dobbs vs. JacksonDraft Judgment Leak, PostRoeWhat will the world look like? (The Senateis planning a July 12 hearing on that question.) There is little consensus on the wisdom of the ruling, but there is agreement on this. Friday's ruling will radically change America, setting a huge and vast one. It can affect not only the right to abortion, but also contraception, marriage and privacy.
This is an insight of this historic day from various women, including the writer on the latest cover ofTIME:
Feminist Industrial Complex The failure of
"The collapse ofRoereveals a crack in the foundation of mainstream liberal feminism that has dominated the past decade. This version of feminism reveals a fourth wave. And engrossed in individual achievements, pleasing symbolism, and cultural expression. As a result, little attention was paid to the pesky mechanics of federal and state parliaments. , Reproductive rights are basically safe, and therefore the remaining obstacles for women are presumed to be cultural and emotional rather than legal or political. ”
— Charlotte Alter, Time correspondent
The battle for abortion has just begun
"In all the anger and emotions of this moment, the historian America We, of course, warn against proposals that may be at stake in another North-South war, but the decision to roll back major civil rights has completely diverged in the United States. It is worth noting that the almost immediate effect of remapping is that about half of the states either completely ban or strictly limit abortions and the other half limit abortions. Or maybe it's going to stay the same. What's clear now is that the period we're in doesn't look like 1972. Rather, war-torn factions fight for new technology and decide who's life. It will be a futuristic steampunk version of America's past, as it clashes with new state legislation aimed at being worth it within the boundaries. "
— Abigail Abrams, TIME Staff Writer
It's America in the Supreme Court and we just live there
"The right-wing judges of the court are the majority of 330 million people. Despite his values, beliefs and choices, he has only appointed a feminist who is free to impose a view of the United States as a white, Christian, and male-dominated society. increase. Modern American.
"To understand how radical the court's decision is, we only need to consider the consent of Judge Clarence Thomas and yell out the quiet part. He says in Article 14. It wipes out the substantive due process: contraception, same-sex marriage. It's all. And that's where we're heading, because Thomas is right in a way. 14th where abortion is a problem. There is no clear line between destroying the vast view of freedom in the amendment and destroying it for all other intimate decisions. It interferes with all aspects of our lives. The right-wing majority's willingness to support an all-powerful nation is breathtaking. "
— Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post Columnist
'IRoeI prayed and protested to end the next event. '
"As an advocate of professional life, I mourn those who feel that they have lost basic human rights and moral institutions and hope for the future, but for me these It wasRoethat caused the loss.
"Roe was deprived of his prenatal child from safe and intentional harm and the right to stay alive and grow. If, like me, you believe that abortion unfairly ends the life of a completely human being, then life that exists independently of the mother's will is self-organizing and unique, and in itself. Developed in, but complete. Understand not as a ruling to release Roe, but as a ruling to dehumanize the fetus first, then the rest of us. "
— Karen Swallow Praia, Contributed to the New York Times
Affects far beyond those seeking abortion
"Coming Power devastation is limited to those seeking abortion. Overturning Roealso harms those who are experiencing pregnancy complications and childbirth. AbortionisI'm trying to learn in real time that it's reproductive medicine, because without abortion, pregnant patients in all disciplines suffer. ”
— Greer Donley and Jill Weiber Lens, Writing for TIME
Clarence Thomas's Analysis
“'Obviously wrong' There is little ambiguity about those words. With the death of the right to abortion in the case, Thomas now emerges and, in uncertain terms, enshrines the Americans' right to marry the person they want and make personal decisions about their intimacy and childbirth. Said to be flat-wrong. So far, that's just Thomas's opinion. None of what he wrote is legally enforceable, but he states this. The fact, for many conservatives, underscores the fear of supporters that the end of Roe is by no means an end, but rather a dark beginning. "
— Hannah Levintova, Mother Jones
Many rights are on the table
"In the coming years, the courts will carry out their constitutional responsibilities. Significant opportunity. By stringing funding sources, we will be required to continue to reassess the power of Congress to make state policy decisions. Also, in a series of proceedings over the last three decades, by reaffirming that Congress has limited powers to regulate interstate and foreign commerce, judges are able to strike a proper balance between the federal government and the state. I have ruled to recover part of it. These restrictions may now be tested, depending on whether Congress has decided to re-federal abortion by law that requires or limits the availability of abortion.
— Written by David B. Rivekin Jr. and Jennifer L. Mascot, The Wall Street Journal
. This is due to Susan Collins.
"After 25 years of US Senate career, big bills have passed, coalitions have been formed, and physically and figuratively constructed bridges have been built across rivers and party lines. After that, Collins faces the Moments of Truth, a solid majority in court for the increasingly radical Republican, or she, as always, serves her ideals, selfishness, and her system. Did you succeed in finding a compromise? "
— Molly Roberts, Senator of the Washington Post
Collins' reaction
" Country The century that abandons the precedent that has relied on for half an overnight is not conservative, a sudden and radical to a country that leads to political turmoil, anger, and further loss of confidence in our government. It's a shock. This decision is inconsistent with what Judge Gorsuch and Judge Cabano said in their testimony and meeting with me, both of which are important to support the long-standing judicial precedents that the country has depended on. He insisted on sex. "
— Senator Susan Collins, Republic of Maine
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