Commentary: How the end of Roe turned into a threat to American democracy
A year ago, when the Supreme Court decided Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. proclaimed the death of abortion rights to be a victory for American democracy, one that might de-escalate political conflict. A month ahead of the Dobbs anniversary, Washington Post columnist George Will celebrated the court for restoring “abortion politics to the status of a state’s choice” — a move, Will argued, that has led to a “partial healing of the nation’s civic culture.”
But the idea that Dobbs is leading to any kind of healing
