Women Narrate Abortion Stories On Twitter As World Reacts Fiercely To US Restricting Rights
The US Supreme Court's leaked draft decision to end the nationwide right to abortion would be one of the most explosive domestic political developments in a generation if it holds -- upending the crucial midterm elections and bringing far-reaching implications for millions of Americans.
The final opinion -- expected in the coming weeks -- would be the culmination of almost 50 years of activism around the argument that Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark ruling guaranteeing federal protection of abortion rights, was wrongly decided.
What would it mean?
Overturning Roe would curb access to terminations in many areas across the country, leaving states to set their own restrictions if they so choose.In at least 13 states, abortion would immediately become illegal, while others have bans on the books from before the 1973 landmark ruling that could be re-enacted.
Planned Parenthood, the leading US reproductive rights group, has said 26 states could enact some type of abortion restrictions.The leaked decision would give states clearance to ban abortions even in the case of rape or incest, a proposition most Americans believe is too extreme.
World reacts fiercely to news
On Tuesday, furious women surged to the steps of the US supreme court to decry the news and protesters rushed to demonstrate outside the building¡¯s majestic marble columns in Washington just minutes after the news broke late on Monday night.
As the news spread of social media, the outrage against the 'proposed' decision grew and thousands reacted fiercely.?Many women ever since have taken to Twitter to share their abortion stories in order to "destigmatise" the practice. Take a look at some of the tweets:
"Can't imagine the fear of unwanted pregnancy"
"Everyone deserves that kind of access"
?"Had an abortion during a violent and toxic relationship"
"For the sake of my mental health & well-being"
"We decide when we're ready"
Roe's supporters say the arguments for reversing the precedent could be applied to other cases where the Supreme Court has protected "fundamental rights" that are not spelled out in the Constitution.
Opinions dealing with same-sex marriage, contraception and civil rights could easily fall into that category.The draft opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, makes clear he doesn't see this as a danger, arguing that "our decision concerns the constitutional right to abortion and no other right."? ??
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