The writing had been on the wall ever since the leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade made headlines in early May. The draft sent shock waves through America, where more than half of us believe abortion should remain legal.
Even with that dreadful inevitability looming, when the highest court in the land finally issued its ruling Friday and ended a half-century of legal precedent on abortion, it was a colossal gut punch to millions of women — and to everyone who supports women’s rights.
