Medical freedom and the ability to make decisions over your own life and body should be a right protected by the federal government to ensure states do not infringe on personal liberty. Texas made these states end their discriminatory laws. Many states restricted gay marriage and even had laws banning homosexual acts until Obergefell v.
Jim Crow laws were seen in many southern states, restricting the rights of Black citizens until the Civil Rights Act made the states protect the rights of all citizens. I am a huge believer in states’ rights, but I am an even bigger believer in personal liberty and the right to make choices for your own life.įreedom is a key tenet of America, and it’s the job of the federal government to protect individual liberties because, as we have seen in the past, individual states have had laws that infringed upon personal liberties and civil rights. Overturning Roe will not immediately ban abortion it will just return the issue to the states to decide on its status. While this decision is not final and the opinions of the court may change before a final ruling, overturning Roe and Casey sets a dangerous precedent for the future of America. Casey - two landmark cases that largely decided the constitutional protection over abortion.
A draft opinion of the Supreme Court was leaked earlier this week, detailing the reasoning of the Court to overturn Roe v.