Don’t be fooled by conservative talking heads or right-wing keyboard warriors. Polling from earlier this year showed that nearly 70% of Americans do not want to see Roe overturned. The American people support abortion rights. This issue has been hijacked by vocal extremists, but the numbers are clear: this country supports Roe v. With ban after ban after ban passing in Republican-controlled state houses across the country - and with Roe on the chopping block - access to abortion care here in the commonwealth is about to constrict dramatically. Typically, those appointments would go to patients from Massachusetts and other people from New England states. In the wake of Texas’s devastating abortion ban, states like Massachusetts quickly saw an influx of out-of-state patients with the means to hop on a plane. As blue states scramble to pass laws that will create abortion havens, people from states with abortion bans are already traveling in search of the care they need. This crisis won’t be limited to red states. If you or someone you know needs abortion care, seeking that care is still your right. The leaked document is a draft opinion, and no final decision has been issued. Here is what you need to know:Ī constitutionally protected right to abortion continues to exist in America. While the fallout from this leak is still coming into focus, some pieces of the puzzle are already clear. With new abortion bans in places like Kentucky and Oklahoma announced just in the past few weeks, the situation is grim. It means the legality of abortion will be left up to the individual states - currently only 17 have laws on the books protecting abortion rights when Roe falls. If the leaked draft Supreme Court decision is correct, Roe v. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) This article is more than 1 year old. Casey should be overturned, which would end federal protection of abortion rights across the country. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v.

In an initial draft majority opinion obtained by Politico, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito allegedly wrote that the cases Roe v.

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