.TheCut staff discussed their reactions to the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion, as well as their questions, fears, and anger about the future
Photo: Stephen Voss/Redux On Monday night, a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion revealed what many have feared for months: The Court’s conservative majority has privately voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to documents obtained by Politico. While the official ruling on Dobbs v.
Lindsay Peoples, editor-in-chief: I immediately thought about vulnerable and marginalized communities because abortions will still happen, but I think they will be a lot less safe, especially for women of color. Jordan Larson, features editor: I just immediately started sobbing. I knew this was coming but felt so unprepared for the news — not that having two more months to emotionally prepare would have made any difference, but I was so struck by how intellectually preparing doesn’t do anything.
RT: I think the fact that it feels like the threat was so invisible and silent in my daily life until more recently is a huge part of how we got here, and malpractice on the part of those in leadership and media over decades in which abortion access was being eroded in poor and vulnerable communities. That it could come as such a shock to voters and to politicians and to the news media is exactly how we got here.
RT: And to that end, they have already been all but illegal in large swaths of the country, and there are so many people on the ground who’ve been helping people get the care they need over decades. It’s also important not to misstate the current landscape. This is not the same thing as going back to the ’70s: Medication abortions are now a possibility, so the physical dangers, while real, are going to look very different than they did decades ago.
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