As anti-abortion and abortion rights activists rally on the streets, legal experts say overturning Roe v. Wade can have far-reaching effects.
According to legal experts, that right can also cover anything from access to contraceptives to the right to marry the partner of your choice.“The right to privacy is wide ranging and profound and a case that overturns Roe v. Wade isn’t just choking away at the right to privacy but it’s fully dismantling it,” said Donna Crane, a San José State University Adjunct Professor.
“Congress can pass any law it wants and that applies nationwide,” said Crane. “So it doesn’t matter to some extent how many protections California builds in for women’s reproductive freedom, as long as Congress wants to pass restrictive laws and there are many cued up to be passed. Women in blue states will be just as impacted just as women in Alabama.”UPDATE: Leaked Supreme Court Opinion Reversing Roe V.
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