Supreme Court Says Women Are NOT Equal To Men

June 24th of 2022 will go down in history as a dark day for the United States. It marks the first time the Supreme Court has taken a right away from American citizens (instead of expanding individual rights).

The overturning of Roe vs. Wade means that women are now second-class citizens in this country. They do not have the right to control their own bodies -- as men do. And the decision promotes a minority religious view -- imposing that religious view of all Americans. Right-wingers will say this is just freedom of religion, but freedom of religion does not mean the right to impose religious views on everyone.

The religious minority would have you believe that a fetus is a person, even though that view doesn't appear anywhere in their Bible (which does NOT ban abortion). They lean on the commandment not to kill -- ignoring the dozens of instances in the Bible where their god says killing is appropriate. The ban on abortion is a made-up belief, and is not supported by their religious book.

This ruling will not end abortions. Women were getting abortions before Roe vs. Wade, and they will continue to do so now. The ban doesn't affect rich and upper middle class women. They will go to another state or country to get their abortions. It's much different for poor and working class women. They will not be able to afford to go to another state or country, and many will be forced into life-threatening back alley abortions. Thousands will die (as was happening before Roe vs. Wade).

The problem with this decision is even worse than that though. The decision means the court does not believe in an individual's right to privacy. This means they could also outlaw contraception, and could overturn same-sex marriage and other LGBTQ rights.

The members of the court voting to overturn Roe should be ashamed of forcing their own narrow and extreme religious views on other Americans. But I suspect they have no shame.