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In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protects a pregnant woman's liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction. But now the Supreme Court wants to turn the U.S. into a dystopian hellscape by overturning abortion rights.

According to the initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito that circulated inside the court, “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start.” The document also stated that “We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled. It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.”

The decision, which is expected to go formal in June, will open up the nation’s 31 Republican-controlled states to pass severe or total abortion restrictions. And this did not sit well with people who went into tears watching Elizabeth Warren fuming with anger on Tuesday when she gave her speech.

So they took to the internet to show rage and despair over the American court system that yet again failed its people, especially those at their most vulnerable.

The senator Elizabeth Warren lambasted the Supreme Court after the draft abortion opinion leak, reflecting the fuming anger people are feeling right now

'I am angry, upset and determined,' Massachusetts Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren said in her powerful speech after joining a protest at the Supreme Court on Tuesday

Many people agreed with Warren as they felt rage and despair over the Supreme Court mercilessly failing women and turning the country into a dystopian hellscape

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The news did not sit well with people on the internet either, as many took it to social media to share their rage, experiences and thoughts about the court overturning abortion rights

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On May 2nd, POLITICO obtained a leaked initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito that sent shockwaves around the country. The document revealed that the Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, which granted a pregnant woman's liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction since 1973.

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POLITICO notes that no draft decision in the modern history of the court has been disclosed publicly while a case was still pending. Moreover, the document, labeled as a first draft of the majority opinion, includes a notation that it was circulated among the justices on Feb. 10.

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NsG
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Repeat that last bit louder for the twatwaffles at the back. Some of them would clearly prefer more corpses.

SxS
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

See, here it is. You can't force me to have a vaccine, bit you can force me to have a baby? Logic error, eh?

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Alicia M
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's also worth noting and repeating endlessly that banning abortions will not stop women from getting abortions. It will stop a lot of women from getting safe abortions. It won't stop rich women from getting safe abortions. If you're pro-life, you should care about the lives of the mothers as much as you do for her fetus. Instead of talking about ending access to safe abortions, we should be talking about social programs to help people get ahead in life and have better solutions for people who find themselves in bad situations. A society where women do not have control over when they want to become mothers is not going to be a good society. We might as well turn our back on everything we've accomplished.

Nia Loves Art
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It’s not a person though, and that matters especially because this is also a human discussion. Someone who refuses to donate blood to their living, breathing child is not someone I want to be in the same room as. I don’t think they should face legal punishment but I would wish them nothing but absolute misery in life. A woman who gets an abortion is not hurting anyone and should not be put in that category.

Nubis Knight
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How about: Abortion is legal till week 22/24. From this point on the chance for the fetus to survive outside the Uterus is over 50 % (if in intense medical care). So instead of an abortion women with unwanted pregnancies get a cost free C-section, the child automatically has to be adopted by the pro-lifers or next church that pays for all medical costs of mother and child. The mother will stay anonymous at all times. I'm sure church and pro-lifers back out?

T h e r e s a
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m not entirely sure if you’re being sarcastic, but I still wanted to reply. I agree- if pro-lifers really wanted to make a difference, they would offer adequate medical care, costs covered, instead of shouting at the poor women who feel abortion is their only option that they’ll burn in hell. However at 22 weeks, although the baby’s viable, it would be ridiculous to require a c-section because at that point baby would require months in the NICU. That’s thousands of $ along with a ton of probable defects they’ll have for the rest of their lives. I’ve known two: one is partially blind, and one has severe breathing problems. Just pointing out that yessss ^ women should have more options but that’s not the way to go.

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GettingCereal
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lydia Falcón in 1984: we cannot continue giving birth if we want to reach the status of human being.

Brenda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They are doing nothing but driving women into back alley clinics, which could kill them

FName LName
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So women have the right to kill another human being simply b/c that life is inside her body?! Why? What about the bodily autonomy of the fetus? Your argument fails a hundred different ways...

T h e r e s a
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No one on this site is going to agree with you aside from myself. Take comfort in that our side is the truth 💪

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Chris Zaydel
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Except for vaccine mandates. In that case, you'll do what your told.

Ahmed Akram
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The above post is stupid. Infact it's a strawman. It's not just a woman's body. There is someone else there aswell.

Heber Ferraz-Leite
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Hang on ... you just made the perfect point why abortion is evil when you wrote: "nobody has the right to use your body against your will". The unborn child did not appear out of the blue and became a parasite on your body. You put it there! By putting it there, you consented to it's use of your body. If you did not consent, you should have not put it there. That is exactly the whole reasoning on why abortion is evil!

Tamra Stiffler
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So you're saying every woman who gets pregnant, every single one, did so of her own free will and choice, is that right? So, in your world view, there's no rape, no incest, no failed birth control, no women who become seriously ill during that pregnancy? No men who decide to abandon all responsibility to the pregnant woman and fetus? Must be nice living in a world of absolute right and absolute wrong. The rest of us live in reality.

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The document labeled as “Opinion of the Court” reads as follows: “We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled. It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.”

“Roe was egregiously wrong from the start. Its reasoning was exceptionally weak, and the decision has had damaging consequences. And far from bringing about a national settlement of the abortion issue, Roe and Casey have enflamed debate and deepened division.”

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While Americans digested the potential horrifying consequences of the Supreme Court’s draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade with rage and despair, many people met the news through an emotional and deeply personal lens. Women who had had abortions or given children up for adoption took it to social media to share what challenges they would have faced if the court struck down the Roe v. Wade decision to grant abortion rights.

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Meanwhile, Chief Justice John Roberts says the Supreme Court will investigate the release of a draft opinion that would strike down Roe v. Wade. He called the incident "a singular and egregious breach" of trust. In a statement on Tuesday, Roberts commented: "This was a singular and egregious breach of that trust that is an affront to the Court and the community of public servants who work here. I have directed the Marshal of the Court to launch an investigation into the source of the leak."

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"To the extent this betrayal of the confidences of the Court was intended to undermine the integrity of our operations, it will not succeed," Roberts said. "The work of the Court will not be affected in any way. We at the Court are blessed to have a workforce–permanent employees and law clerks alike–intensely loyal to the institution and dedicated to the rule of law. Court employees have an exemplary and important tradition of respecting the confidentiality of the judicial process and upholding the trust of the Court."

Moreover, the court's public affairs office confirmed the document is indeed "authentic." However, the office added that "it does not represent a decision by the Court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case."

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On Tuesday, following POLITICO’s report, President Joe Biden called a woman's right to have an abortion "fundamental.” He urged Congress to pass legislation codifying Roe, which was decided in 1973. Biden stated: “Roe has been the law of the land for almost fifty years, and basic fairness and the stability of our law demand that it not be overturned.”

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