American freedom will be on the line this NovemberLast week’s U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that Americans no longer have a constitutional right to control their own reproduction is a disaster of monumental proportions. Never before in U.S. history has the nation’s high court taken away such a well-established and long exercised fundamental right. Republicans hold majorities in the state House and Senate, but don’t have enough votes on their own to override Democratic Gov. Thomas was aiming at three precedents that hinge on the concept of a constitutional right to privacy, as well as the due process and equal protection provisions in the 14th Amendment. Obergefell v. Hodges made same-sex marriage a constitutional right in 2015, as a wave of states legalizing it led to a backlash of states banning it through amendments to state constitutions.

Source: CNN July 04, 2022 02:27 UTC