Here in Illinois, Gov. J. B. Pritzker says no matter how the Supreme Court eventually rules, abortion is still safe and legal in the state. But that’s not the case everywhere in the Midwest. LatinoVoicesWTTW
said upon hearing word of the memo, she was “stunned but not surprised. I think we had seen indications that the Supreme Court was going in this direction, especially with having so many states removing reproductive rights.”
“The majority draft opinion indicates that Roe should be overturned because of a lack of constitutional support and text within the Constitution,” Martinez said. “I think that most Americans do not support the extreme position that Roe represents, which is abortion on demand throughout all nine months of pregnancy. I think that anyone that has concerns about the issue of abortion up to birth in the protections of human life at some point is welcoming the news.
“I think by and large, the Latino culture, even though it's not a monolith, has traditionally been conservative and pro-life, pro-family, pro-faith. And that's going to continue on I think.”
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