Someone inside the Supreme Court leaked a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito that would overturn two landmark abortion rights decisions, Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, to Politico. That much we know.
But we don’t know who did it and why they did it. While the main story here is that the Supreme Court now has five votes to overturn women’s reproductive rights, the provenance of the leak still matters. In fact, it very much matters for abortion rights, as it might help the public understand the behind-the-scenes politics within the court that could affect the ultimate outcome of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
There are a very limited number of people who could leak a draft opinion to the press from inside the Supreme Court. There are the nine justices themselves, their law clerks and their support staff. Below are the current theories and why they may or may not affect the outcome here === https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/09/texas-legislature-abortion-criminalize-death-penalty/ Another Texas GOP lawmaker is attempting to make abortion punishable by the death penalty
A Texas lawmaker has filed a bill that would abolish and criminalize abortions, leaving women and physicians who perform the procedure to face criminal charges that could carry the death penalty.
The legislation, filed Tuesday by state Rep. Bryan Slaton, does not include exceptions for rape or incest. It does exempt ectopic pregnancies that seriously threaten the life of the woman “when a reasonable alternative to save the lives of both the mother and the unborn child is unavailable.”
Updates
1 y
I said it once.. I will say it again.. BIDEN IS YOUR MOTHER FUCKING PRESIDENT.
How come no one is pointing to Abbott and Rafael Edward Cruz since this was the state with a 1 star rating which started this crap?
Probably because neither side cares who leaked the draft. One side realizes the actual issue is that the court plans to drag the US backward 50 years and the other side wants it to distract people away from what the court just did because something like 70% of the population disagrees with it.
10.7K opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.
Someone who leaked this is very close to Trump, they did this for the Chosen One, and for them to want to make abortion punishable by the death penalty just makes no sense, now this is ridiculous for sure.
Home > Society & Politics > Questions > How come no one is pointing to Abbott and Rafael Edward Cruz since this was the state with a 1 star rating which started this crap?
Most Helpful Opinions