Commentary: A terrible, horrible, no good, very bad Supreme Court decision
by Harry Litman, Los Angeles Times
Jun 27, 2022
3 minutes
The Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization is a double disaster. First and foremost, overturning Roe v. Wade will have a devastating impact on the lives of Americans, especially women of childbearing age. Second, it is certain to be disparaged — even derided — by legal scholars and to result in a plunge in the court's already fragile public standing.
As many observers have noted since the draft decision leaked, a glaring problem with is its singling out of abortion rights as a constitutional stepchild
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