Posted on 06/24/2022 5:53:45 PM PDT by Morgana
Associated Press considers itself to be the unbiased news leader of the world "advancing the power of facts," but its Supreme Court reporting had all the usual liberal tricks in it. The "emboldened right side of the court" was at odds with public opinion. Mark Sherman began this way:
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday ended constitutional protections for abortion that had stood in America for nearly a half-century. The decision by the court’s conservative majority overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling and is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.
The ruling, unthinkable just a few years ago, was the culmination of decades of efforts by abortion opponents, made possible by an emboldened right side of the court that has been fortified by three appointees of former President Donald Trump....
It puts the court at odds with a majority of Americans who favored preserving Roe, according to opinion polls...
The vote was 6-3 to uphold the Mississippi law, but Chief Justice John Roberts didn’t join his conservative colleagues in overturning Roe. He wrote that there was no need to overturn the broad precedents to rule in Mississippi’s favor.
Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan — the diminished liberal wing of the court — were in dissent.
Then there's the assumption that Americans are pro-abortion:
The decision came against a backdrop of public opinion surveys that find a majority of Americans oppose overturning Roe and handing the question of whether to permit abortion entirely to the states. Polls conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and others also have consistently shown about 1 in 10 Americans want abortion to be illegal in all cases. A majority are in favor of abortion being legal in all or most circumstances, but polls indicate many also support restrictions especially later in pregnancy.
As usual, the decision will have a racist impact: "The ruling is expected to disproportionately affect minority women who already face limited access to health care, according to statistics analyzed by The Associated Press."
And the pro-life side was represented by angry religious protesters:
Mississippi’s only abortion clinic, which is at the center of the case, continued to see patients Friday. Outside, men used a bullhorn to tell people inside the clinic that they would burn in hell. Clinic escorts wearing colorful vests used large stereo speakers to blast Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down” at the protesters.
I reject their premise the “majority” is pro-abortion.
They are doing the old bolshevik/menshevik bs here.
I didn’t read the article. I couldn’t get past the headline. I have a hard time believing the majority is pro abortion.
Sure it is the majority ... the left will have no problem implementing it b/c the premise is true, right? /s
I just saw some video of Peloser making her statement earlier today. Did not have the confidence of a majority.
We need someone to post that “Smells like Bullshit” meme
“”The ruling is expected to disproportionately affect minority women ...”
I agree with that. The white, leftists, consistent with the racist beliefs of M. Sanger have used abortion specifically to eliminate minorities. Also, physically/mentally handicapped children. Taking it away means minorities can’t be aborted as easily as in the past.
Every poll,i have seen in the recent years show more people growing on the pro-life side. To where they were the majority of respondents.
Public Opinion has no role is interpreting the Constitution. Consensus has nothing to do with Science, only politics.
No doubt, but even without it, I couldn’t get past the headline. 😀👍😂
the poll seemed way out of whack from previous surveys
probably cooked up just for the decision
On The Five today, they said 55-60% think abortion should be illegal.
Simple, if you are a baby murderer in a state that bans abortion, then move to a state that allows it... and stay there.
NEVER FORGET that TRAITOR Roberts did NOT vote to overturn Roe. He only voted to uphold Mississippi law! It was NOT 6-3, this was 5-4 to overturn Roe.
Screw you Traitor Roberts and Screw you George W MORON and your whole family of traitors!
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