On the morning of June 24, local time, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade case .
American women have faced the darkest moment in their lives. Their right to abortion has been completely erased from the constitution, and their bodily autonomy for nearly 50 years has been wiped out.
The President of the United States said:
"The Supreme Court has actually taken the United States back 150 years ago."
The whole world is watching this historic setback in shock , and countless people have taken to the streets and shed tears. , roared in protest against this ruling, and many celebrities and politicians also spoke out in anger.
No matter how angry people are, it can't change that about half of the states in the United States will ban abortion. This is not only a ruling, but also a noose tightly tied around women's necks.
They will lose the right to decide their own bodies. Many women who have no other options will seek illegal and dangerous abortion methods, such as black clinics, rolling stairs, hitting the abdomen, and even clothes hanger abortions and swallowing poison...More and more women will do so. died with this ruling.
After hearing such a ruling, countless people took to the streets to protest. There were angry voices everywhere in front of the Supreme Court, Washington, DC, New York City, Los Angeles, Detroit, Philadelphia, Atlanta....
她们高喊着要拿回属于自己的权利，
“你们不能禁止堕胎”
“推翻罗伊案？绝对不行！”
“我的身体不是你的战场”
“我们不要倒退！”
“ You are killing us!!"
"This is a war against women!"
"The rights I have are not as good as a gun"
Many celebrities could not stand this ruling and became part of the protest team , or speak out on social platforms.
Billie sighed to the audience at the concert,
"Today is a very dark day for American women...I can't bear to think about it anymore."
Supermodel little KK and her husband attended the New York event During the city parade, the slogan against the abortion ban in her hand looked very eye-catching.
Pop queen Taylor Swift wrote on Twitter
"I am beyond terrified to have come to this point. For decades, women have been fighting for the rights to their own bodies, but today's ruling takes that away." Our rights."
Actress Elizabeth Banks said directly,
"It is so unacceptable that your country is telling you that the life you are living is less important than some of the cells that are dividing. "
can make American women collectively collapse. Many people may still not understand the historic significance of overturning Roe v. Wade. Let's briefly review it first.
Before Roe v. Wade, the United States, as a country with a strong religious atmosphere, banned abortion or strictly restricted abortion.
This has made it impossible for women to make decisions about their bodies according to their own wishes for a long time.
In 1970, a single mother who went by the pseudonym "Roy" and wanted an abortion, and several other plaintiffs, sued Dallas Attorney General Wade because of a law in their Texas state that terminated pregnancy is a crime unless it is the result of rape or incest or the mother's life is in danger.
Roy's lawyers said the law was too vague and violated her constitutional rights.
The lawsuit was eventually appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, continuing as "Roe v. Wade" . After nearly three years of discussion and debate, on January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court voted 7 With a 2-vote ruling in favor of Roe, ruled that Texas' abortion ban was unconstitutional. Since then, American women's abortion rights have finally been protected by the Constitution!
However, it is worth noting that the Supreme Court made this ruling not based on women's rights, but on the right to privacy.
They believe that the "due process clause" of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides for a basic "right to privacy" , which protects the right of pregnant women to have abortions.
In other words, whether or not to have an abortion is within the scope of the right to privacy, and the abortion ban in Texas is an infringement of the right to privacy.
Although it does not clearly stipulate that women have the right to abortion, it actually guarantees women’s right to abortion. How can we not make people happy!
Based on this ruling, many federal and state abortion laws in the United States have been overturned, and women can finally have legal abortions.
However, the legality here is also relative. It does not mean that you can have an abortion if you want to have an abortion at any stage of pregnancy. In the third trimester, abortion is also subject to strict restrictions.
"Roe v. Wade" protects American women's basic right to choose whether to have an abortion without excessive government restrictions.
In other words, although state governments cannot impose "excessive" restrictions, they can still impose "normal" restrictions. American women can legally have abortions, but there are restrictions.
Despite this, Roe v. Wade was still a sensational event for the conservative American society at the time, overturning Texas law and setting a legal precedent that had an impact across the United States.
For nearly half a century since then, anti-abortion politicians and activists have been trying to overturn this ruling. At the same time, with the advancement of social concepts, most people have slowly accepted that "the right to abortion is women's basic right." fact.
But in 2022, the majority of judges on the U.S. Supreme Court actually supported overturning this fact.
This ruling was not a direct rejection of Roe v. Wade by the justices, but overturned the Roe decision by supporting Mississippi the extreme ban on abortion at 15 weeks.
The ruling stated that
"The Constitution does not grant a right to abortion, and Roe is overturned. The power to regulate abortion will be returned to the people and their elected representatives."
Meaning, the Supreme Court does not care whether abortion is legal or not. Now that it’s legal, it’s up to each state to decide.
The most frightening core of this ruling is that the "Roe case" has been dismissed. The previous stricture that states could not "excessively" restrict abortion is gone. Now the power is returned to the states, and they can ban as much as they want...
One night Going back to half a century ago, the uterus of American women was completely controlled by others.
In recent years, many conservative states have long ignored the precedent of the Roe case and passed various abortion restrictions and heartbeat bills.
Now that the Roy case has been overturned, they will definitely become more unscrupulous. It is estimated that abortion may become illegal in about half of the states in the United States, and 26 states are expected to outright ban abortion.
Depending on the extreme degree of conservative states, it is very likely that in the future, abortion will not be possible in cases of rape or incest.
From being allowed to have abortions under restrictive conditions to being completely prohibited from having abortions, it will definitely have a huge impact on the lives of many people.
It turns out that abortion bans do not reduce abortions, they only increase unsafe abortions.
Once the abortion ban is implemented, many people will have to fly to states where abortion is legal or even abroad to have abortions, but this is impossible for those young and poor women.
These women struggling to survive may be the group of people most affected by the abortion ban. For unsafe abortion, they may have to pay the price with blood and life.
According to the World Health Organization , 23,000 women die from unsafe abortions worldwide every year, and tens of thousands more women experience severe complications.
A recent study estimated that banning abortion in the United States would lead to a 21% increase in overall pregnancy-related deaths.
Additionally, the number of deaths due to unsafe or attempted abortions will increase.
Now that the Roy case has been overturned, all these death data will become the pain of each woman howling and the blood under her body.
If the current situation in the United States continues, abortion in black clinics will become the last "hope" for poor women. Although this "hope" is likely to result in their death or serious complications.
Women’s right to abortion is not only related to the safety of pregnant women, but is closely related to every girl and woman.
Whether girls can complete their studies, whether women can participate in work, participate in public life, and make their voices heard in the world... are all related to this.
Better-educated women have better access to comprehensive reproductive health care, better jobs, and fairer pay.
If a girl becomes pregnant while receiving education and is prohibited from having an abortion, her life will be much more difficult than for others.
This girl will be the epitome of millions of girls and women in the United States. What has been taken away from them is not only the right to abortion, but also the freedom to control their own bodies and lives.
This Supreme Court ruling is essentially a deprivation of women’s rights. Therefore, many politicians and even world leaders have publicly expressed their opposition.
US President Biden , First Lady Jill , Vice President Harris ...
Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi directly called this ruling "a slap in the face to women."
British Prime Minister Boris and French President Macron were all shocked by the "retrogression" of this ruling by the US Supreme Court.
In sharp contrast to their strong condemnation, the American conservative party is as happy as the New Year.
Former President Trump said directly in the statement that Roe v. Wade was overturned because he "fulfilled everything he promised."
He appointed three conservative justices during his term. He is indeed "indispensable" for the United States to reach this point.
Former Vice President Pence was so happy that he praised the Supreme Court's decision that "consigned Roe v. Wade to the ashes of history" and called for a national ban on abortion...
Treat unborn fertilized eggs as Adults, not actual living people, is the basis for the Conservative glee.
Their happiness is based on the pain of American women. A Democratic congresswoman said,
"This brings us back to an era when I had fewer rights than my grandmother and mother."
This is the cruel reality they face. , but what is even more frightening is that, just as Pence "envisions", a nationwide ban on abortion in the United States and the gradual dominance of conservative forces will be the foreseeable future of the United States.
Because in today's situation where "the conservative justices of the Supreme Court have an absolute numerical advantage", it is only a matter of time that other "freedoms" in the United States will be attacked.
The darkest moment for American women now may not be the end of regression, but just the beginning.
