WEEK IN REVIEW: The Right-Wing Overthrow of Roe

 

The Week in Review Texas GOP Governor Considers Challenging 1982 Ruling Requiring Free Public Education The leaked opinion showing the Supreme Court's right-wing majority is prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade "is an invitation to all manner of challenges to deeply rooted precedents," said one critic. Read more → With Roe Under Threat, Sale of Location Data on Abortion Clinic Patients Raises Alarm "Companies that traffic in personal, geolocation, advertising, or other data could become digital crime scenes for eager prosecutors armed with subpoenas," said one expert on technology and gender. Read more → Critics Warn Alito Draft Threatens Much, Much More Than Abortion Rights "Everything is on the table and clearly has been," said one observer. "Marriage equality. Griswold. Loving. Don't ever listen to anyone who tells you such fears are silly or overblown." Read more → 'Terrifying': GOP Preparing 6-Week Federal Abortion Ban If They Win Back Congress "A Democratic Senate chose to protect the filibuster instead of abortion rights," said one Democratic strategist. "The first thing a GOP Senate will do is toss the filibuster aside to effectively ban abortion nationwide." Read more → Lula Launches Campaign to Unseat Far-Right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro "Brazil will have the opportunity to decide which country it will be for the next few years, and for generations to come," said Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. "The Brazil of democracy or authoritarianism?" Read more → VIEW ALL NEWS Quality journalism. Progressive values. Our new media model is simple: we rely on our readers and thousands of small donations to keep us moving forward. No ads; no paywalls: our content is free, and our readers sustain us. DONATE TODAY Opinion For My Body and the Choice of Millions, I'm Going to Fight Like Hell Roe doesn't just protect abortion rights. It's the keystone that keeps politicians out of the most intimate aspects of our lives. by Olivia Alperstein Read more → The Right-Wing Supreme Court Is About to Unleash Hardship, Suffering, and Chaos for Millions The legal reasoning by Alito and his allies in the Dobbs case is a devastating and unnecessary attack on foundational protections and rights. by Ken Levy, Jody Lyneé Madeira Read more → Enough. Now Is the Time to Protect Abortion Rights With Federal Law This draft Supreme Court decision, if adopted as final, will inflict enormous, needless damage. It is an affront to women, the U.S. Constitution, and human rights. by Robert Weissman Read more → Who Bankrolled Ginni Thomas as She Sought to Overthrow the 2020 Election? And who funded the $1.5 million ad buy attacking Ketanji Brown Jackson and promoting justice Thomas? by Lisa Graves Read more → VIEW ALL OPINION Call 207.775.0488 to donate by phone or mail a check to: Common Dreams, PO Box 443, Portland, ME 04112, United States Common Dreams is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your contribution is tax-deductible. EIN: 20-3368194