The idea of the Supreme Court reversing its ruling on abortion isn't generally very popular in the Bay Area but there are those who would welcome that decision.
SAN MATEO — The idea of the Supreme Court reversing its ruling on abortion isn’t generally very popular in the Bay Area but there are those who are supporting that decision. After hearing news of the leaked draft decision reversing Roe v. Wade, some of them spoke out on Tuesday.
Short said those protesting outside the Supreme Court who are outraged by the idea of states controlling abortion, are actually arguing against democracy.” Brian Johnstone, Chairman of the California Pro Life Council, said Roe was never about women’s rights. He said it was about doctors getting permission to perform abortions and he played an audio clip from Ruth Bader Ginsburg acknowledging it.In it, the late Supreme Court justice says, “Another feature of Roe is–Roe really isn’t about the woman’s choice, is it? It’s about the doctor’s freedom to practice his profession as he thinks best. It wasn’t woman centered. It was physician centered.
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