It wasn’t so long ago that it was unthinkable for millions of American women to lose the fundamental right to control their bodies and their destiny.
But the Supreme Court’s ruling Friday overturning Roe v. Wade has made that reality. After decades of decisions gradually expanding Americans’ rights, the court now has a majority of justices willing to use their power to rip away personal freedoms.
That means our elected leaders must anticipate that this right-wing court could, in the coming years, issue more unthinkable decisions — and take action now to protect Americans’ rights. Congress must quickly pass laws ensuring Americans have the right to access contraception, engage in consensual same-sex intimacy and marry a partner of the same sex to preempt the court from snatching away these rights too.
