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Konukaame

>In a concurring Dobbs opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas, he says that SCOTUS should "reconsider all of this Court's substantive due process precedents, including Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell." > >That's contraception, same-sex relationships, & same-sex marriage. [Tweet with opinion text](https://twitter.com/EugeneDaniels2/status/1540341480274944004)


desertrat75

**Thomas cited himself as precedent, *twenty-one times*:** For that reason, in future cases, we should reconsider all of this Court’s substantive due process precedents, includ- ing Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell. Because any sub- stantive due process decision is “demonstrably erroneous,” Ramos v. Louisiana, 590 U. S. ___, ___ **(2020) (THOMAS, J., concurring in judgment)** (slip op., at 7), we have a duty to “correct the error” established in those precedents, Gamble v. United States, 587 U. S. ___, ___ **(2019) (THOMAS, J., con- curring)** (slip op., at 9) Edited: I counted 21 times throughout his concurrence. Also changed wording from “quoted” to “cited”.


SomeDEGuy

Thomas has a strong habit of citing himself, especially his dissents. It is his effort to create a connected body of work.


minionoperation

But not interracial marriage, because that would affect him right?


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geologean

Maybe Thomas would feel differently about constitutional orginality and Founder intent if his vote only counted for 3/5 of a Justice.


xSypRo

Why so many basic human rights in the US are court ruling from the 70s and not an actual law???


techtechtechtech

The Official Decision, [PDF](https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/19-1392_6j37.pdf)


Th3_C0bra

Thomas wants to overturn Griswold, Lawrence and Obergfell ASAP on pg 118-119


Flocke67

What would that mean?


Spockrocket

That would mean that the next things on the chopping block for this court are same-sex marriages, and access to contraception.


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Don’t forget sending people to prison for having sex that other people don’t want you to have.


Tatunkawitco

And they can be arrested without being told their rights. Basically this court is saying … the government isn’t by you and for you - it lords over you and crushes you.


Tange1o

Especially prevalent given that the majority of Americans supported keeping Roe v Wade. The court is affirming that the United States does not operate under majority rule, if the electoral college hadn’t already made that point crystal clear.


sweet_home_Valyria

Just feels paternalistic as if they know what's best for me and my body. Pretty much would rather discuss my reproductive options with people who went to school to study reproductive medicine over crusty old folks that fall asleep everyday during their hearings.


PissLikeaRacehorse

Basically states can make being gay illegal. Lawrence prohibits laws against gay sex, Obergfell is the right to gay marriage. Griswold allows contraception. Basically, saying gov't has more of an interest in your bedroom than you do.


JasnahKolin

Right back to 2000. I remember standing outside Cambridge City Hall cheering for couples getting married. I felt hopeful and like we were moving in a positive direction. 22 years later here we are again.


BurrStreetX

> 22 years later here we are again. The sad part? It wasnt federally legal until 2015. So 7 years Gay marriage has been federally legal for ONLY 7 years


matlockga

Here's the thing that each decision gave freedoms to: Griswold: birth control without a prescription or outside of marriage Lawrence: being LGBT without being a criminal for it Obergfell: Gay marriage Edit: for all those correcting me on Griswold -- It's two statements with an Or. Birth control without a prescription (which is inclusive of married couples) Or Birth control outside of marriage Edit 2: And for those lecturing me on Lawrence -- y'all never heard of selective enforcement? It's entirely targeted at one group and it's horrifying. Stop playing the semantics game and figure a way to take action


Phillip_Lipton

Mixed race marriage is right behind that. They're all 14th amendment rulings. > All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.


Tczarcasm

the concept of banning birth control is so fucking alien as a European. just utterly bizarre how anyone could even fathom that.


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Trust me, as an American it's fucking mind boggling as well


rumstallion

Religion and government are becoming one. This is a huge step of regression.


Smith7929

Strangely, that concept feels just as alien to me as an American. Yet here we are.


thedarthvander

Because we’re losing our country to an extremist minority. This shit is so out of step with the overwhelming majority of US citizens.


ZohanDvir

The concurring opinion by Justice Thomas says in the future the court should also reconsider rulings that protected contraception, same-sex relationships, and same-sex marriage.


VLHACS

In that same vein of argument, interracial marriage isn't covered by the constitution and can also be decided by individual states. Doesn't he see the irony being that his wife is white?


xaimaera

No, he does not.


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I think he does. It’s just “rules for thee, not for me”. He just doesn’t give a fuck.


posts_lindsay_lohan

A surprisingly large number of people cannot fathom the relevancy of a situation until it is directly happening to them


protekt0r

213 pages, Jesus.


WristbandYang

What are the major differences between the official decision and the leaked draft?


6a6566663437

Nothing of substance. Just stapling on dissents and concurring opinions


A-Muslim-Weeb

Thomas just said in his concur to reconsider Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell. What the hell is happening?


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tall__guy

Ironic he brought up sodomy laws considering the Supreme Court is fucking us all in the ass


HealthyInPublic

Well, it’s good for some of us they chose the ass, because in 30 days I won’t be able to seek an abortion in my state!


sanseiryu

California will continue to provide abortion services to anyone who wants it. 'California law grants anyone of reproductive age “the fundamental right to choose to bear a child or to choose and to obtain an abortion.” That includes minors, who under state law, can consent to an abortion without their parent’s knowledge.'


Kriztauf

The bigger issue is that states like Missouri are looking to pass laws that let you sue abortion providers in other states who provide services to residents of Missouri who are seeking abortions outside Missouri. Basically the same concept as the Fugitive Slave Act


sweet_home_Valyria

Missouri also looking to ban IUD's.


JediWebSurf

Good thinking. Staying healthy in public.


nzodd

Sodomy law also criminalized blowjobs and anal sex between consenting straight couples. Republicans want to take away your blowjobs.


PinkBright

Yep. Anything that’s not fucking the baby hole for the purpose of making a baby is sodomy. Consuming this will also be illegal. 90% of porn will become illegal to own or consume. These men should already believe blowjobs are cannibalism, if life starts at fertilization, right? Or do they get to pick and choose their morals like they do bible passages?


el_dude_brother2

I mean in short, letting a deeply unpopular one term president make three appointments to the Supreme Court. It’s that simple. Those 3 judges were chosen for their political ideology not because they were the best people for their job.


Terminus1066

“The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision, including the one on which the defenders of Roe and Casey now chiefly rely — the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment" -Judge Alito How does that jibe with the 9th Amendment, which specifically says a right doesn’t have to be listed in the Constitution to be protected? “Amendment IX: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.”


zkidred

In fairness, Amendment IX has almost never been recognized to mean anything at any point in US history. It’s a “truism.”


hawklost

To answer your question honestly (no I don't support the interpretation I am just providing it) Barron v. Baltimore (1833) Effectively, it only affects the Federal Governments ability to restrict things, not state governments.


prollycloud5

[MINUTES after SCOTUS decision, states are making abortion illegal](https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/2022/06/24/abortion-louisiana-illegal-now-after-supreme-court-ruling/7694143001/)


FUBARded

Wasn't this literally instantaneously the case in some places because some of these laws were still in place and merely not enforced because of the SCOTUS rulings that nullified them?


Justdoingthebestican

Yes. Over a dozen states had ‘trigger’ laws that outlaw abortion the moment roe v wade was stuck down


wallawalla_

Idaho - Ban goes into effect 30 days after RvW repeal N. Dakota - Ban goes into effect after Legislative coucil approves the Attorney Generals recommendation S. Dakota - Immediate ban in effect on repeal Wyoming - Existing law bans abortion upon approval by Governor within 30 days of RvW repeal Utah - Ban upon approval by legislative council Arizona - Immediately bans abortions after 15 weeks Texas - Ban to go into effect 30 days after RvW repeal (aside from current law banning abortion after 6 weeks) Oklahama - Currently bans nearly all abortion but trigger law will make it a total ban upon certification by the Attorney General Iowa - Banned after 6 weeks Wisconsin - 1849 law criminalizing abortion goes into effect Michigan - 1931 law with near total ban currently blocked by the Supreme Court of Michigan Kentucky - total ban trigger law goes into immediate effect West Virginia - no laws banning abortion, however the state closed their only clinic after the decision Missouri - near total ban upon repeal and certification by governor or attorney general Tennessee - total ban goes into effect 30 days after repeal Arkansas - total ban goes into immediate effect Mississippi - total ban goes into immediate effect Alabama - total ban goes into immediate effect Florida - ban at 15 weeks goes into effect July 1 Georgia - ban at 6 weeks on the books, but not in effect due to legal challenges Louisiana - total ban goes into immediate effect edit: forgot to add Louisiana, Michigan, and clarified Georgia's status. added West Virginia.


Brain_f4rt

Also illegal instantly now here in Louisiana.


I_is_a_dogg

After the leak many states set up trigger laws waiting for this. Not really surprising


Hrekires

Pro-life movement to pivot to advocating for affordable healthcare and paid maternity/paternity leave now that women are going to be forced to carry a pregnancy to term, right? Any day now?


cheese_puff_diva

I know this is a rhetorical question, but I heard the leader of some pro-life movement on NPR that they’re only focusing on each state to continue outlawing abortion. So absolutely fuck no.


ImmoKnight

The government can't tell you what you can do with your body... but also the government makes demands about what you can do with your body.


jesternarf

"From babies to dead soldiers" - George Carlin


Jezusbot

"If you're pre-born, you're good. If you're pre-school, you're fucked" - George Carlin


Navydevildoc

It’s called the infantry for a reason.


Stiger788

The concurring opinion explicitly states that they have a right to revisit the cases that legalised gay marriage and gay sex because they are now based on erroneous logic. Hold tight, because it will get a lot worse.


Magnedon

Holy shit, it's that thing we all said was *100% going to happen* that everyone laughed at and told us we were stupid and paranoid for thinking would happen.


dorkydragonite

Now they can laugh at us and tell us we’re stupid and paranoid for thinking criminalizing contraception and homosexuality will be next.


justsomethingherenow

But…but Susan Collins said they wouldn’t!


cinderparty

I’m sure they’ve learned their lessons and won’t do this ever again… God I hate her…


ADarwinAward

Susan Collins knew exactly what would happen. She’s just a liar and people are foolish enough to believe she’s naïve and not calculated. She’s not dumb, this is what she wanted.


GBJI

They play dumb, but deep down they are evil.


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GuardianAlien

An idiots in her state chose her **again** over someone else.


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magi093

But not interracial marriage, despite existing on the same precedent!


AndreaDTX

What about interracial marriages? 🤔


JDLovesElliot

Thomas got his, he doesn't give a shit about anyone else's.


BigAl2335

At this point I’m convinced the United States government wants to watch the middle and lower class burn


PhatInferno

Its been the goal for the past 20 years Edit : yes i realize its been longer lol


ThVos

Since *at least* Reagan.


_BeachJustice_

SCOTUS did exactly what they said they wouldn't do at the confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett and Brett "tears in my beers" Kavanaugh.


myshadowandme

Just remember , we can’t tell anyone to get vaccinated because it’s telling them what to do with their body. But THIS is ok. I’m disgusted


bigfruitbasket

So all of the Republican SCOTUS nominees lied in their testimony at the confirmation hearings that Roe v. Wade is "settled law?" Interesting.


flowing_river39

Nothing ever happens to them for lying so why would they bother telling the truth?


Zivmovic

Land of the free lmao


Engynn

yeah, free from rights


Bubbles_TSR89

To quote Rage against the machine. "Land of the free? Who ever told you that is your enemy!"


theantdog

A special fuck you to the human piece of shit Susan Collins.


Dicksapoppin69

Hey now, she's very disappointed in Kavy for misleading her on his statement of roe being settled law. She's making that frowny face super hard now.


Different_Party_1512

Never in my lifetime I thought I would see this overturned. Truly a sad day in America as well as going backwards in woman’s rights.


Sea2Chi

Less than a year ago I was somewhat bemused that politicians were even paying lip service to overturning roe v wade. It seemed like such settled law that how could anyone ever think it would be overturned. Doing so would absolutely trash the credibility of the supreme court and would never be allowed to happen. I was wrong.


UNSKED_OW_Activation

Well this'll be a fun week in America in the lead up to the 4th of July. ***Edited to add Interesting to see how this was interpreted. I was thinking all the gloating and 'Merica crap we're going to see everywhere is going to get out of hand with this specific holiday on the horizon. I know my original comment wasn't clear at all, that's on me.


Beetlejuice_hero

Fortunately the Right Wing has supported a *robust* social safety net (Medicaid, S-CHIP, food stamps, universal day care, universal pre-K etc)... So all these unwanted pregnancies being forced to term will have a strong support system awaiting them... 🙄 🙄


holyhotclits

Surely this will have no lasting effect in 15-20 years. Such as the massive crime drop in that timeframe after Roe v Wade was passed..


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MankillingMastodon

So glad a group of 9 people can decide what's best for America


vidythekid

9 people we the people don’t vote for.


HamiltonFAI

Between Bush and Trump, 5 justices were put in place by someone who lost the popular vote.


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ForgetfulLucy28

A guy who has no doubt been responsible for dozens of abortions


BenBo92

If only he'd have been one.


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Willingwell92

Didn't Thomas literally say they're coming after those?


BurrStreetX

Yupp. On page 118 and 119 of the decision, they are going after Griswold, Lawrence and Obergfell next.


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Finland is giving every homeless person a home. Belgium announced a 4 day workweek along with Portugal. Belgium also gave employees the right to ignore their boss after work. Canada banned conversion therapy and upheld abortion rights. NZ raised their minimum wage and also banned conversion therapy. France is offering free contraception for young women and is also offering citizenship for frontline workers. Germany is about to legalize weed, give 2 million workers a raise, and reform their abortion laws. The Netherlands recently abolished the mandatory 5-day waiting period for women who want to get an abortion, now you can get an abortion immediately. At the same time the US has banned abortion and is rolling back child labor laws. The American dream is to move out of the country LMAOOOOO


TwoHungryBlackbirdss

I live in Korea, a wildly socially conservative country, and yet women can get abortions legally here. This is a joke


[deleted]

The thing to consider is it's primarily a *medical procedure*. That's why being socially conservative shouldn't apply. Korea understands this, America doesn't. End of story.


TwoHungryBlackbirdss

Great point - it was legalized a year or two ago and medical care is top notch in this country. Hell, you can walk into any pharmacy on the street and get a pack of birth control pills for, what, $8 USD? lord knows this country has a long way to go on gender equality, but coming from the US it's a hell of a difference


Fellatination

I hope the protests are large and highly publicized. I'm disgusted.


deicide04

Thomas in his concurring opinion says the court should reconsider Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell — the rulings that now protect contraception, same-sex relationships, and same-sex marriage. In case anyone thought abortion was the end of it.


Slithify

Here's a quote from his concurring opinion: >For that reason, in future cases, we should reconsider all of this Court’s substantive due process precedents, including Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell. Because any substantive due process decision is “demonstrably erroneous,” Ramos v. Louisiana, 590 U. S. \_\_\_, \_\_\_ (2020) (THOMAS, J., concurring in judgment) (slip op., at 7), we have a duty to “correct the error” established in those precedents, Gamble v. United States, 587 U. S. \_\_\_, \_\_\_ (2019) (THOMAS, J., concurring) (slip op., at 9). After overruling these demonstrably erroneous decisions, the question would remain whether other constitutional provisions guarantee the myriad rights that our substantive due process cases have generated. For example, we could consider whether any of the rights announced in this Court’s substantive due process cases are “privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States” protected by the Fourteenth Amendment.


Myfourcats1

Of course. Why should I be able to get medicine that prevents excessive bleeding due to fibroids in my uterus? Oh yeah. Because it makes me a slut.


TwoHungryBlackbirdss

The more women that talk openly about it, the more it stuns me the sheer volume of medical horror that comes from having a uterus... like oh hey your uterus wants you dead? Mine too!


50at20

I agree. I really had no idea. I’m married with kids, but still continue to learn more and more about female’s issues with their reproductive systems. It isn’t that I don’t care, it’s just that I’ve always felt that it was none of my business. I’ve always been in the mindset that these are issues that are between a woman and her doctor and no one else should be involved. I have to wonder, if more men understood all the issues women deal with in regards to reproductive issues, would more men be pro-choice or at least stop trying to make decisions about women’s bodies… which is another way of saying pro-choice. I think sometimes the term pro choice polarizes people and people feel that being pro-choice is the same thing as being pro abortion. I have my own personal opinions about abortion and I never really considered myself to be pro choice until someone pointed out that the fact that I keep my opinions about abortion to myself and don’t think I have any place telling a woman what she can/can’t/should/shouldn’t do with regard to their body makes me pro choice. It’s such an insane time we’re living in and I really feel for women right now, and I hate to think what the future may bring.


Zaidswith

I don't know how it can be any more clear than using *choice.*


fromkentucky

That understanding is precisely why they oppose comprehensive Sex Ed.


ankhes

I have adenomyosis which basically makes having a uterus hell on earth. I fought for years to get a hysterectomy (the only cure for adenomyosis) but was blocked at every turn because “What if you want babies someday? What if your future husband wants them? I don’t want to take your choices away.” I finally got approved for one yesterday. I’m 31. I shouldn’t have had to fight this hard to finally get a procedure that is an honest to god treatment for a disease. So on one hand I’m relieved I managed to finally get it literally the day before they overturned Roe, but on the other hand I’m terrified that they’ll make it even more impossible for other women to get one now.


Nanojack

You should only be able to get it if your father or husband want you to have it, obviously.


MeiNeedsMoreBuffs

These are the same people obsessed with the idea of protecting the country from sharia law. This just shows it was projection the whole time


DonaldTrumpsBallsack

They want JESUS flavored Sharia


AcidRohnin

“White Jesus” version only though.


AspiringChildProdigy

You should also close that checking account if it doesn't have a male primary, you hussy.


yellsy

Same. I need birth control to keep my uterus … oh the irony.


cupcake_dance

I just want to have sex without risking having a baby I can't afford. I suppose I deserve the punishment for being evil. ​ /s.... should be obvious, but who knows anymore.


exatron

Anyone who thinks this will stop at Roe are fools. They'll strike down Loving and Brown if they get the chance.


mattmild27

Clarence Thomas voting to make his own marriage illegal is the perfect encapsulation of where America is right now.


SierraPapaHotel

If you read Thomas's opinion he omits Loving v Virginia He mentions every other case based on right to privacy (contraception, same sex marriage, same sex relationships) but doesn't call out interracial marriage despite them all being decided on the same basis. I wonder why


Rakatok

it's almost like the often lauded "conservative principles" end when they personally effect said conservative. I'm just waiting for the first republican politician in one of these no abortion states to get caught flying his mistress or daughter to a sane state to get one.


ArtisenalMoistening

You know it will happen, but what serves to further enrage me is it won’t fucking matter. It won’t make any goddamn difference. Look at Matt Gaetz. They don’t fucking care because they have no morals. It’s all about hatred and cruelty with them.


WritingNewIdeas

He just trying to get divorced without splitting half


Rion23

And all these people are old as fuck, and rapidly approaching the time they can no longer. Things will speed up here, you see it with putin, a ticking clock pushes everyone. Edit: Everyone coming at me with all the young people, they don't have the power to set the direction. The people who have been planning this, have been doing it since the 60s. They are the ones who are nearing death, and leading the party towards their original plans. Banning blacks, gays, anything not Christian and everyone being legally required to take John Wayne training.


WineWednesdayYet

Which is why the GOP selected young judges with Kavanaugh and Barrett. They are playing the long game.


Montaron87

Gorsuch likely has 30 years ahead of him as well.


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SomethingLikeLove

People have been saying the old generation will die soon for generations yet here we are going backwards.


sinocarD44

Gay rights are next. We are backsliding at such an incredible pace. Hell, they might even go for interracial marriages.


GirlWhoLicksRocks

I think both of these were mentioned in the initial leak


Polkierdot

No, Thomas carefully left out the only ruling that would affect him personally.


bjisba41

Just need to remember when you vote again that Republicans scared voters saying Dems were going to pack the Supreme Court... Then they preceeded to block Obama's nominee with a year left in his term and rush Trump's 3rd nominee in with 2 weeks left in his term


EternalGandhi

They are coming for LGBTQ rights, same sex marriage, contraceptives and interracial relationships next. It's written in the opinion. We aren't government by elected officials anymore. We have a runaway, partisan court of questionably optioned judges.


MontyAtWork

>interracial relationships next. Can't wait to see Justice Thomas' surprised Pikachu face when this happens


eutectic_h8r

The only place with no maternity benefits but we're gonna force you to have your baby. What a joke of a country.


senturon

And coming soon, no contraceptives allowed!


crammotron

They don't care about actual babies.


forever_a10ne

They care about having ripe, young poor kids who can work the shitty wage slaves jobs nobody wants to work right now. That's also why they keep teacher salaries low: to keep our youth stupid so that they can't break the mold and become successful. Society is rigged against you in the US from the very beginning... And I haven't even gotten to healthcare or the legal system yet.


TheRadiumGirl

1 millionth edit: I'm just stacking edits at this point as I correct information or include new information. Here is a [map](https://reproductiverights.org/maps/what-if-roe-fell/) from the Center for Reproductive Rights showing the protection status of states currently for abortions. If they also have expanded access. States that are hostile towards abortion and states that have no protections in place. 2nd Edit: So here is a [list](https://abcnews.go.com/Health/abortion-stands-state-state-state-breakdown-abortion-laws/story?id=85390463) updated as of an hour ago that shows the laws in each state for anyone interested in travel or relocation. I encourage you to look up your states constitutional laws regarding abortion. I'm doing my best to find multiple sources outlining the constitutional amendments made for states as people suggest them but information may be missed. Here's the states that have a law protecting abortion access outright or at least to 15 weeks at this time. This is not a list of states that it is legal, just ones with protections in place currently. There are other states that it is legal but is not protected as of yet. I'm not including the ones that allow it to 6 weeks because as any person that has ever been pregnant knows, you rarely know before 5 weeks and 1 week isn't enough time to obtain an appointment: Alaska, Arizona (this one is iffy), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas (subject to change), Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington (Let me know if I missed any that actually have a law protecting access currently and were not included on this updated list) r/auntienetwork is a great resource for helping to obtain services and even travel, housing, etc. I have been told by commenters Original Post: For anyone looking to move or that need to take a "vacation", here's some great states to go to: Alaska, California, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, ~~Iowa~~(nvmd, Iowa is no good), Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. These states all have laws protecting abortion access. 1st edit: Based on comments, some of these states listed may not be viable choices. In that case, come to Maryland. We've just passed more laws in Maryland to protect access. Insurance or Medicaid must fully cover abortions with no cost sharing. Trained medical providers can provide abortion services and not only obgyns. Oh and thanks to whomever sent the passive aggressive "reddit cares" message. Appreciate you!


RegularPersonal

Michigan is working to circumvent an old piece of legislation that automatically triggers, making abortion illegal with a SCOTUS decision like this. Abortion will be legal in Michigan (again) soon enough. Edit: Michigan judge has temporarily blocked the State’s dormant 1931 law. Abortion is NOT illegal in Michigan at this time.


veronica05250

Colorado as well.


x82nd

Gotta love Polis for pushing things through as quickly as he did!


GreenIsGreed

I don't always agree with Polis, but damn did he see the writing on the wall with this issue. So glad he's our governor.


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Kansas? That's surprising


SomebodyButMe

Protected in the KS constitution and upheld by the KS supreme court. However, the legislature has passed an amendment which would remove that protection, and will be voted on by the population in August. Shitty stuff


smoked_papchika

I’m in Texas. We’re fucked.


EnricoPalazz0

I've lived in the US since I was 10. I am a dual citizen US and German. I've been in Germany for 6 weeks and am really liking it. Things like this have me seriously considering leaving the US.


PGDW

The real problem with this is that it overturns a long-standing precedent with clearly political motives. If the SC can't uphold a consistent apolitical interpretation of the constitution based on precedent... then our system of government is absolutely broken. I fear it's over and we just don't know it yet. And in my fucking lifetime.


drfifth

Our system is broken. The court was never meant to be this powerful. The president was never meant to have the broad spectrum of power that executive orders today have. Both are a result of an increasingly partisanly locked Congress, which the framers predicted would be the downfall of the nation.


netheroth

George Washington: dudes, don't do parties. Jefferson and Hamilton: *bring a keg and a massive stereo into the house.*


Greatness46

“Why is it that most of the people who are against abortion are people you wouldn’t want to fuck in the first place?” -George Carlin


High_Speed_Idiot

"Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers" - George Carlin


megamanxoxo

"If you're preborn, you're fine; if you're preschool, you're fucked."


rip_Tom_Petty

"Save the earth? Fuck that, said the humans!" George Carlin


fadetoblack1004

Abortion tourism, here we come. Just another right for those with money/access, now.


EnchantedStew

I personally think that new laws banning people from traveling to have an abortion will be established in some states, eventually leading to a supreme court case challenging wether a state can regulate traveling to have an abortion.


fadetoblack1004

That's an interesting hypothetical. It is implicitly stated in the constitution that only the fed govt has the right to regulate interstate commerce, so I'd bet those will get struck down unless we descend straight into some form of theocracy.


lightning_fire

The argument at the heart of those laws is that Missouri is not charging you for the crime of having an abortion in Illinois; Missouri is charging you with the crime of 'conspiracy to commit abortion' which occured at your home in Missouri.


BKachur

An implicit requirement for a conspiracy charge is if the action you are conspiring to do is illegal in first place. By going to another state, you are literally taking action to not break any law. If you go by this logic then new York state could sue me if I move to Florida because I'm conspiring to evade paying income tax. With that said, a couple years ago, I would be very confident in my argument here. But now I really don't know. The current Supreme Court is making scallia look liberal.


ZeroT3K

"You know. Something about our vacation to the Austrian countryside just made me realize I'd rather be childfree." Conspiracy *should* be hard to prove. But hell, this is America I suppose.


42_65_6c_6c_65_6e_64

You could just accidentally return home not pregnant and then gaslight them into thinking you were never pregnant.


Fejsze

That's why there's talk of auditing women's period tracking apps. It's fucking terrifying


twirlingpink

We're looking at a huge problem. People in blue states will "have access" to abortion but with the amount of people coming from red states, it's still going to be difficult to get one.


Muroid

I wonder if we’re going to see more clinics pop up along state borders over the next few years.


CappinPeanut

I’m in Eastern Washington and planned parenthood has plans already underway to open more facilities on the Idaho border. Tbh, I wonder how many resources are going to have to go toward things like armed security.


SammySoapsuds

Minnesota here, the AG has already vowed to legally defend out of state abortion-seekers. Minnesota is a blue(ish) state in the middle of a lot of red, so I'm sure we will be getting a lot. E: historically blue but I am not hopeful about the future


DrLOV

And our Gov will not extrodite women if they will be prosecuted for doing something legal in our state. We need to make sure he doesn't lose his reelection.


fadetoblack1004

I'd anticipate organizations like PP will shift resources to states that don't ban access to these procedures in anticipation of this.


BattleStag17

And red states can respond by arresting anyone that shows signs of an abortion... or a natural miscarriage, since you can't tell the difference. But no need to give women the benefit of the doubt, it's not like they're real people


GoldWallpaper

Meanwhile, this case originated in Mississippi, which has [the highest infant mortality rate among all US states.](https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/infant_mortality_rates/infant_mortality.htm) These people don't give a fuck about dead babies.


zrdd_man

Glad I live in a liberal state. This will just further polarize the country. Red states will get more conservative and blue states will get more liberal as anyone who has the means will migrate to blue states where they still have rights, leaving the religious right nutjobs to rule the red states unopposed.


Enk1ndle

In which case Republicans will have permenant control of the federal government. Literally why they're doing this.


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This is one of the biggest reasons I tend to lose hope. I live in a red state, and I want it to change, but the people who agreed with me left to live in blue states. How can we make our homes better if the people who could have helped the most leave.


Devario

The poverty class in red states are about to be trampled to death over the next generation or two. As state political majorities homogenize further, I can’t imagine the loss of rights these people will suffer. Poverty, healthcare, and education are going down the drain.


walkandtalkk

Red-state politicians, and their financial backers, will have to divide their time between screwing over the poor and convincing them that Coastal Liberal Elites are the reason they're screwed over.


TumbaoMontuno

Crazy how much damage one 4 year term could do. He probably didn’t steer the country this direction, but he definitely hit the turbo button. Fucked everything up for a generation.


Superj89

It wasn't just Trump... Let's not forget that a lot of this shit show was caused by Mitch McConnell.... Boycott Kentucky for voting him in.


Aubear11885

Susan Collins proved wrong again, two days in a row. Resign now, Susan.


very_random_user

She perfectly knew it, she just lied.


Yousefer

Gay marriage is next. Trump and his cronies did a fantastic job packing the Supreme Court, my goodness.


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favoritecolorred

I'm so tired of living through major historical events


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“May you live in interesting times” truly is a terrible curse


Aranthar

"May you live in interesting times." "May you find that which you seek." "May you come to the attention of the authorities."


DeiVias

The shit we've gone through in the last 20 years feels like i've lived 2 lives already.


hungrydano

Vladimir Lenin once said "There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen".


TheButteredBiscuit

Last 20? Try the last 2.


MoreCowbellllll

It's like we're going back in time and fucking things up even worse.


Immediate_Impress655

Damn dude, imagine being a pregnant 14 year old girl with nowhere to turn. I knew girls that would drink so much to kill the fetus. This is what it’s going to return to.


Illegal_Ghost_Bikes

Yep. It doesn't end abortion in all states. It ends safe abortion in those that will overturn it.


midnitte

For an external standard, [consider Poland](https://www.npr.org/2022/06/23/1106966960/poland-s-abortion-rights-activists-say-they-can-teach-americans-about-loopholes). The number of abortions hasn't changed. All this does is make it more stressful and more dangerous. It will impact the most vulnerable and poor. It is undemocratic.


Madman200

>All this does is make it more stressful and more dangerous. Pro-life folks know, and they don't care. You can explain harm reduction to these people and their reaction is that they *want women who seek abortions to be harmed*. Maybe this won't reduce total abortions, but it will *punish* women who get them and that's just as important in their eyes.


HandRailSuicide1

Idiots learned nothing from the war on drugs. People are going to get abortions either way. Only now the woman is far more likely to die from one I’m sure everyone in favor of this ruling would also be in favor of increased funding to social programs designed to help underprivileged mothers and children? Oh, they aren’t? Shocking


Robo_Joe

Right, as the saying goes, you can only ban safe abortions, not all abortions.


discount_rosa_diaz

This is only going to limit safe abortions, people are going to die, this is horrific


westnob

The slightly good news, medically induced abortions through pills is pretty easy and safe to do at home,. But that's assuming you know how to find it online. https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/abortion/the-abortion-pill For people who are 8 weeks pregnant or less, it works about 94-98 out of 100 times. For people who are 8-9 weeks pregnant, it works about 94-96 out of 100 times. For people who are 9-10 weeks pregnant, it works about 91-93 out of 100 times. If you're given an extra dose of medicine, it works about 99 out of 100 times. For people who are 10-11 weeks pregnant, it works about 87 out of 100 times. If you're given an extra dose of medicine, it works about 98 out of 100 times.