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SCOTUS Votes To Overturn Roe, Leaked Opinion Says

The Supreme Court has voted internally to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that protected a woman’s right to an abortion, according to a leaked draft opinion obtained by Politico. The vote followed the debate in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a contentious case regarding a Mississippi law that would ban abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. A final decision in the case has not yet been released.

Key Ballot Measures Voters Voted On In Nov. 2020

Besides voting for statewide and nationwide offices, voters in over 32 states decided on about 100 statewide ballot measures, including on issues regarding voting, elections, abortion rights, drug legalization, taxes, and more. Let’s take a look at some of the most important ballot measures that voters approved in this post.

SCOTUS: How Abortion Became a Constitutional Right (Roe v. Wade)

Despite all the controversy surrounding abortion today, it is important to understand that abortion was actually a constitutional right as ruled by the 1973 landmark Supreme Court case of Roe v. Wade. How and why did the court decide that abortion was a right? Let’s find out in today’s post.

SCOTUS: Strengthening Abortion Rights (June Medical Services, LLC v. Gee)

On June 29, 2020, the Supreme Court made another landmark decision in the case of June Medical Services, LLC v. Gee, strengthening women’s rights to having an abortion. Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the four liberal justices to deliver the 5-4 decision in favor of June Medical Services and abortion. It marks the third major victory for liberals in the Supreme Court this month (the other two being LGBTQ rights and DACA).