What you should know about Roe v. Wade:
- It was originally decided based on the constitutional right to privacy under the 14th Amendment
- The case originated in the Texas court circuits and made its way up to the SCOTUS.
- The judges on the bench, at the time, said being forced to go through a pregnancy and give birth puts the mother at risk for the following:
- physical risk
- mental health risk
- financial issues
- societal stigmas
- There was another case in 1992 that challenged the Roe v. Wade case under the Planned Parenthood v Casey (Pennsylvania case)
- The judges on the bench at the time- upheld the original 1973 ruling
- 2022 the current judges on the bench- according to a leaked document, have all intentions of over turning the 1973 Roe v wade this June.
- multiple red states of have since filed laws aligned with making abortions illegal and in some cases, tried to make the act a crime of homicide.- Look up Louisiana
States that will most make abortions illegal. The bold are bible belt states.
Alabama—RED State
Arizona—RED State
Arkansas—RED State
Georgia—RED State– until Biden but mostly RED state. Leave it as Red
Idaho—RED State
Iowa—RED State
Kentucky—RED State
Louisiana—RED State
Michigan—BLUE State
Mississippi—RED State
Missouri—RED State
North Dakota—RED State
Ohio—Six-week ban
Oklahoma—RED State-total ban
South Carolina—RED State
South Dakota—RED State
Tennessee—RED State
Texas—RED State
Utah—RED State
West Virginia—RED State
Wisconsin—BLUE state– but this one right here flips back and forth with each Presidential election
Wyoming—RED State
Q: How can judges in 1973 admit that the right to privacy can be applied to abortions; a panel with all men judges and the 2022 panel- with three women could not uphold it?
She is an example of the problem with white women.