Celebs React After Supreme Court Officially Overturns Roe V. Wade: 'Guns Have More Rights Than My Daughters'
24.06.2022 - 23:31
/ perezhilton.com
Hollywood is up in arms after the Supreme Court officially overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday morning.
The decision wasn’t a major surprise, sadly. Politico leaked a draft opinion about this case signed by Justice Samuel Alito in early May that sent shock waves throughout the country. Not only was it an unprecedented leak, but it also posed serious concerns for the state of a woman’s constitutional rights over her body. Unfortunately, the public’s outcry wasn’t powerful enough to sway SCOTUS…
The legal decision now strips women of a right to an abortion, something that had been established nearly 50 years ago. Now, individual states can determine whether or not to outlaw abortions — and 13 states already have trigger laws in place (meaning that this decision has granted them the right to make abortions illegal immediately or within the next 30 days). A devastating situation for all women, especially since the law won’t actually get rid of abortions, only make it much more dangerous for women — notably those who are poor or marginalized — to seek the medical care they need.
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Politicians, activists, and celebrities of all kinds have taken to social media to condemn the policy. For starters, President Joe Biden addressed the country shortly after the news was released, saying bleakly:
He went on to stand in support of Roe v. Wade:
Not beating around the bush, he straight-up blamed predecessor Donald Trump, saying:
And of course, Trump got three picks in four years because of Mitch McConnell‘s unconstitutional delay of the pick in 2016, but let’s face it — there’s plenty of blame to go around, right down to every single Democrat leader who told women not