There is a reason that "roe v. wade" is the number one search on google today — American’s are waking up in disbelief and trying to understand how #SCOTUS is planning to eviscerate access to safe and legal abortion
Support for abortion rights and legal abortion has actually increased over the years. And women have continued to access abortion services at pretty much the same rate.
Earlier this week, news broke that the Supreme Court, in a leaked initial draft of majority opinion, had voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case in which the court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protects a pregnant woman’s liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction.
Though a final decision from the Supreme Court has not been announced, social media was filled with stunned responses, with many admitting they never thought it would even come close to happening. One person who was not shocked: Cecile Richards.