Women's Rights & Issues
Related: About this forumWhat happens now...
Well, it happened. The Republican party no longer has the right to call itself the party of freedom, as it is the only party in this country that is taking freedoms away, and the liberals who underestimated the enemy and said they would never overturn Roe because they fundraise off it have been proven wrong.
Heres whats going to happen now. Some states are going to keep abortion legal so that women will have freedom and autonomy over their own bodies. Lets call these the free states. Other states will ban it, making women virtual slaves to the government. Lets call these the slave states. If you think America is divided now, wait until you see what happens next. What self-respecting woman would want to live in a slave state that doesnt respect her decisions over her own body? What woman would want to move to a slave state that forces her to give birth, which may damage her body in the long term or even kill her. In the long run, women will move out of these states and not move in, which will only further the cultural divisions between the states as the years go by. Slave states will not change their policies as the voters who oppose them will leave, strengthening the votes of the free states.
What happens then? I dont know, but remember this decision took fifty years. They played the long game and they got what they wanted. If we want freedom restored, well have to be just as patient and vigilant. It may take another fifty years, but with enough work, freedom will be restored.
CentralMass
(15,540 posts)Midnight Writer
(22,996 posts)Seems to me Thomas is signaling to Right Wing groups that the Supreme Court is willing to adopt their agenda.
Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)YoshidaYui
(42,738 posts)restored including me.