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Liberals on social media were wringing their hands on Wednesday after the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a case involving a Mississippi law which many speculate could result in the court striking down the landmark Roe vs. Wade case.
As Yahoo News reports:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday indicated support for upholding a restrictive Mississippi abortion law in a ruling that would undermine or outright overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing the procedure nationwide.
The court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, heard about two hours of oral arguments in the southern state’s appeal to revive its ban on abortion starting at 15 weeks of pregnancy, a Republican-backed law blocked by lower courts. During the arguments, the three liberal justices sternly warned against ditching important legal precedents like Roe v. Wade.
Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the only abortion clinic in Mississippi, challenged the law and has the support of Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration. A ruling is expected by the end of next June.
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Conservative justices downplayed the idea that the court must be careful in overturning its own precedents, noting that it has done that in many notable contexts including overturning a notorious 1895 ruling that allowed racial segregation.
Liberals weren’t happy with how the arguments played out:
If you believe that women should have the right choose abortion, today's Supreme Court argument was a wall-to-wall disaster.
— Jeffrey Toobin (@JeffreyToobin) December 1, 2021
It sure looks like there are five votes to overturn Roe: Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett. Roberts wants to uphold MS law, but doesn't think the Court needs to overturn Roe.
— Jeffrey Toobin (@JeffreyToobin) December 1, 2021
Y'all. Justice Sotomayor can count votes. She knows where this is headed… either viability is gone or Roe is gone.
Her questions are for the public… to let us know that abortion isn't the end. It's just beginning of the unraveling of these other rights of intimate life.
— Melissa Murray (@ProfMMurray on Threads 🧵) (@ProfMMurray) December 1, 2021
Conservatives, on the other hand seemed to be celebrating what many believe to be an inevitable victory at the nation’s highest court and likely the end of legal abortion in many states:
Thomas is reeling them in now
He's asking them to tell him where any of this is written in the Constitution
Abortion Beckys are flailing about
They know there is no textual basis for Roe v Wade
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) December 1, 2021
We need to end abortion today and then we need to end the pervert indoctrination of our children’s innocence with the forced celebration of the anti-God and any-family agenda.
— Wendy Rogers (@WendyRogersAZ) December 1, 2021
Chief Justice Roberts compared our abortion viability standard to those in the People's Republic of China and North Korea.
FACT: The United States is one of 7 countries that allows elective abortion after 20 weeks.
— Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) December 1, 2021
I pray that the hardness of the hearts of those that have supported these atrocities of abortion upon this nation will be erased that they may understand the curse which this practice has brought upon our nation…
The Bible clearly states that the shedding of innocent blood will desecrate your land, and the cleansing of your land will be done by fire.
All of you disgusting ‘women’ who thought nothing of ripping apart a human being entrusted to your ‘loving care’ by God, you should forever feel that guilt, and suffer eternally for the murder of your own child. Shame on you a thousand fold!