First draft of history: What overturning Roe could mean for US
It’s just a draft, and may be different in its final form. But the leaked majority opinion suggesting the Supreme Court is on the verge of overturning Roe v. Wade could herald a sweeping change in American law and domestic policy that would return the nation to an America not seen in 50 years, with abortion rights determined by individual states.
It would be an America the Republican Party has wished and long planned for, with a long-term strategy of shaping the nation’s highest court by nominating and confirming reliable conservative justices. It would be a world Democrats have feared and seen coming, as red states passed laws testing the limits of Roe protections as the Supreme Court bench tilted right.
It would also be a world full of difficult, open questions dealing with perhaps the hottest of U.S. hot-button political issues. Will the battle over abortion become more intense, or cool down? How would Roe’s demise affect the midterm elections, and 2024? Will either party be able to pass national legislation codifying its abortion beliefs?
Perhaps most importantly, would overturning Roe’s protection of abortion mean that
