Earlier today, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, the 1973 decision to require all states to keep abortion legal at least for the early stages of pregnancy.
It is now up to each state to decide what its abortion policy is going to be.
Some states already had a law banning abortion as soon as Roe v Wade is overturned.
Abortion appointments had to be canceled in many states today.
Some people thought this day will never come.
On my Facebook news feed, I've seen MULTIPLE people expressing thoughts like this
I have to admit that I was one of those people who said things like, "Calm down, they're not going to overturn Roe v Wade and 50 years of established precedent."Clearly, I was wrong, and I apologize to those who I accused of overreacting when they were worried about Trump's Supreme Court picks.
And that's the thing, people underestimated how badly the religious fanatics wanted to ban abortion!
Too many people were complacent!
They looked at polls claiming that most people want some form of legalized abortion. This gave them a false sense of security.
But the religious fanaticss DON'T CARE how unpopular their agenda is, they'll implement it any chance they get.
Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas already stated that he is ready to overturn previous Supreme Court decisions on contraception and same-sex marriage.
This is a declaration of war from the Religious Right! They're out for blood! They're in it for the long-haul.
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This might be a boost for Democrats if they know what to do with the opportunity.
Democrats got lucky in 2020 because Trump mishandled the coronavirus crisis in his last year in office.
But they've been struggling for momentum since due to inflation and high gas prices.
If the Democrats are disciplined, they can use the recent Supreme Court decision to constantly remind voters that Republicans are beholden to religious fanatics who will stop at nothing to ban abortion, contraception, or even basic LGBT rights.
