The Supreme Court has overturned Roe vs. Wade.
In a Friday decision written by Justice Samuel Alito - the May 2 leak of which led to widespread protests and an attempted murder against Justice Brett Kavanaugh - the court overturned the 1973 case which guaranteed access to abortion nationwide.
Justices Breyer, Sotomayor and Kagan unsurprisingly dissented.
PRAISE GOD. ROE IS OVERTURNED. LIFE WINS! https://t.co/mXgEy6F1vC pic.twitter.com/R3er0ueUC7
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) June 24, 2022
Last month, President Joe Biden said that there would be a "mini revolution" in November's midterm elections if the landmark decision was overturned - insisting that overturning the law would be "ridiculous" and would drive Democrat turnout in November's midterm elections.
"I don’t think the country will stand for it," he said, adding "If in fact the decision comes down the way it does, and these states impose the limitations they’re talking about, it’s going to cause a mini revolution and they’re going to vote these folks out of office."
Earlier this year, Congressional Democrats tried and failed to codify Roe v. Wade into federal law. Meanwhile, Biden said he was exploring the use of executive orders depending on the final Supreme Court decision.
Biden also pushed voters to come out during midterms so that Congressional dems would have enough of a majority to codify abortion rights into law.
"You gotta vote to let people know exactly what the devil you think," he told Kimmel.
And now, for protests:
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