Leaked Draft Opinion From Justice Alito Shows That The Supreme Court Will Ultimately Overturn Roe V. Wade
“The overturning of Roe would almost immediately lead to stricter limits on abortion access in large swaths of the South and Midwest, with about half of the states set to immediately impose broad abortion bans.” [Politico, May 2, 2022]
BACKGROUND: Greg Abbott and the Texas Legislature already enacted a trigger law to prohibit abortion by making it a crime. These criminal penalties will be effective 30 days after a final Supreme Court opinion is released.
Kamyon Conner, executive director of Texas Equal Access Fund issued the following statement:
“Texans have had to deal with a near-total ban of abortion for almost a year under SB 8. Texans who need abortion care are forced to travel to other states, causing them to delay care or go without it altogether. This leaked draft decision shows us what we already knew: The Justices on the Supreme Court have once again shown their utter disregard for people who need abortions in this nation and are bowing down to the whims of white supremacists and extremists.
As an abortion fund that serves 110 counties in Texas, we witness the damage and cruelty that abortion restrictions inflict on the people who reach out to us for support. Policies that take away access and implement financial barriers on abortion have the hardest impact on the most marginalized communities, including Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color, disabled people, people with low incomes, and so on. This is no way for people to have to experience health care and it will create a national health crisis if half of the country is forced to travel for abortion care, the way Texans have been for almost a year now.
We know that things will likely get worse before they get better and that is why we’re not backing down. We are growing stronger than ever with the support of our community that is driven by the undeniable right to bodily autonomy. All people deserve access to abortion care when they need it, on a timeline of their choosing, and in a community and an environment they trust and feel safe in.
Attacking abortion access is the most blatant affront to people’s ability to make their own decisions about their futures. These extremists are relentless, but we’re ready to fight so that we can continue serving our community, people who have had abortions and each other, the way abortion funds always have.”
