On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the constitutional right to abortion in the United States and let the state decide whether to allow procedures that were legal nationwide for 50 years. rice field.
"The Constitution does not mention abortion, and such rights are not implicitly protected by any constitutional provision," Samuel Arito, in his majority opinion, said elsewhere. Four conservative judges have joined. "It's time to pay attention to the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to elected representatives of the people."
The ruling leaks an initial draft of Arito's decision to a news site. It took place less than two months after the start of a national protest by misconduct activists.
Roev. The incident known as Wade and Planned Parenthood v. The overthrow of the High Court in 1973 in another case, known as Casey, does not impose a ban on abortion, but its legal implications are almost immediately nationwide.
The Gatmacher Institute, an abortion rights research group, has 26 states, mainly in the south and midwest, in Roev. It is estimated that abortion will be banned following the abolition of Wade. This can force millions of women seeking abortion to travel to states where their rights to abortion are protected.
"The result of today's decision is certain: a reduction in women's rights and a reduction in their status as a free and equal citizen," said Sonia Breyer, Deputy Judge, a liberal member of the court. Sotomayor, Elena Cagan writes: Lively dissenting opinion.
At the White House, President Joe Byden condemned the ruling but begged protesters to maintain peace.
"Let's be clear: women's health and life This country is now in danger," said Byden. .. "It's a sad day for the country."
In a statement, US Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department "strongly opposes the court's decision" and "to protect and advance reproductive freedom." I will make constant efforts. "
The Supreme Court's decision is Roe v. Fifteen weeks after pregnancy, a few weeks before the cut-off phase established under Wade, it took place in a carefully watched case, including the Mississippi Act, which bans almost all abortions.
The Jackson Women's Health Organization, the only abortion clinic in Mississippi, challenged the 2018 law in federal court and claimed to violate the Supreme Court's nearly 50-year precedent.
The U.S. Supreme Court, boosted by Mississippi and 25 other Republican-controlled nations, after two lower courts endorsed the clinic. And asked the judge to overturn both Roe and Casey. Their petition argued that "nothing" in the Constitution "nothing supports the right to abortion."
Six High Court judges appointed by the Republican President agreed. Supreme Court Secretary John Roberts agreed to uphold the Mississippi Act, but said he would not have made any further progress in ending his constitutional right to abortion.
In the United States, there are few as divisive problems as abortion. Roev is an American conservative who has been driven by the desire to save the life of the fetus for the past 50 years. We have launched a campaign against Wade's decision. But they lacked a vote in the High Court to overturn it.
Things changed after Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election and placed three opposition to miscarriage rights in the High Court. It gave conservatives a 6-3 majority in a powerful court, increasing the likelihood that their right to abortion would be overturned.
Trump rejoiced in Friday's decision, stating in his statement: It was promised, including the appointment of three highly respected and powerful constitutional scholars to be approved by the US Supreme Court.
In general, the Supreme Court follows the principles established in previous decisions, the doctrine known as gaze decisions. The dissenting judge wrote that the decision violated this long-standing legal principle.
However, Arito looks like this: The precedents that stated that there was a situation could and have been overturned. For example, in a groundbreaking 1954 ruling, Arito said the Supreme Court invalidated the 1896 decision that legalized racial segregation in the United States.
Alito wrote that the court's decision was limited to abortion and did not affect other rights. However, generous critics of the decision are worried that the decision will open the door to overturning other rights granted by the Supreme Court.
"If you invalidate a law based on a fundamental discrepancy with the legal grounds that underpin it, the same exact argument could overturn other decisions," Georgetown University said. Caroline Fredrickson, a professor of law at She is a senior researcher at the Brennan Justice Center on the left.
Friday's ruling wasn't surprising after the draft opinion was leaked, but it was a big hit in Washington and across the United States.
"Today is a great day for newborn children and their mothers," said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life, a prominent group that opposes the right to abortion, in a statement. "The court has correctly determined that the right to abortion is not in the [C] system, which allows people to have a say in this very important decision through elected representatives.
Kentucky Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called the ruling "courage and correctness" and "historical for the Constitution and the most vulnerable people in our society." "Victory" was praised.
"Today is one of the darkest days our country has ever seen," said Chuck Schumer, head of the Senate majority of the Democratic Party of New York, in a statement. .. "Millions of American women have been deprived of their rights by five unelected judges."
"This decision is the worst scenario, but in this battle It's not the end. Eight out of ten Americans who support the legal rights of abortion do not support this, "said Mini Timmaraju, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, leader of the abortion rights group, in a statement. increase. "There is an election in November and radical politicians learn: when you come for our rights, we come for your seat."
Judgment The news has become a hot topic all over the world. The Vatican Life Academy praised the Supreme Court's decision as a challenge to the world to reflect on life issues, but UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bashlet called it "to women's human rights and gender equality." It was called "a big blow". In a statement, Bachelet said, "More than 50 countries that had previously restricted legislation have liberalized abortion legislation in the last 25 years. Today's ruling unfortunately makes the United States this. We are moving away from progressive trends. "
In anticipation of the ruling, states across the country are changing their abortion rules in response to the ideological tendencies of Congress.
In conservative states, in addition to passing a "trigger law" designed to take effect after Roe overthrows, legislators have moved to tighten restrictions on abortion. .. pregnancy.
Some liberal-oriented states responded by passing thebill and increasing access to abortion, and in some states nurses carry out the procedure. We are considering a law that will allow us to do so.
A court ruling was made despite growing public support for abortion. According to a Gallup survey conducted after the court's decision was leaked in May, 55% of Americans identified it as a "pro-choice," the highest level of such sentiment since the mid-1990s.
Still, abortion is a politically divided problem that can live far beyond Roe's death. The Abortion Group has challenged the new state bans and restrictions in state courts and is preparing to launch a protracted court battle.
"Part of the problem is that we have to find some protection within the state constitution to bring these cases," said Elizabeth Nash, state policy analyst at the Guttmacher Institute.
As a complex effort to challenge the state's ban on abortion, four states, Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee, and West Virginia, have amended the constitution that the state constitution does not recognize the right to abortion. Nash said the proposal was passed. In the other two (Kanzas and Kentucky), voters will vote on this issue later this year.
