The End of Roe: It’s Worse Than You Think

The nearly-inevitable nullification of Roe by a radicalized, right-leaning Supreme Court has far-reaching, devastating consequences.

A draft Supreme Court judgment has leaked, overturning the landmark abortion rights decision in Roe v. Wade. If upheld in the court’s final decision, women in 26 states could immediately lose abortion and reproductive rights. This is the culmination of a decades-long fight against “Roe” waged by right-wing activists at the center of America’s culture wars.

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More than 20 states have a type of law called a “trigger law” set to go into effect following a Supreme Court ruling potentially overturning Roe. Some states also have abortion bans on the books that predate Roe, which have not been enforced. Other laws express states’ intent to crack down on abortion if the Supreme Court allows it.

States that continue to allow legalized abortions could see an influx of out-of-state patients seeking help. For example, after Texas enacted its six-week abortion ban last year, some…