Can you imagine if any one of the six US Supreme Court justices who decided to overturn Roe v Wade had instead thought to themselves: “Good for her, not for me”? | OPINION by Amelia Lester
, the comedian Amy Poehler shares a motto she thinks women should constantly repeat, over and over again: “Good for her, not for me.” That book came out in 2014 but I have been thinking about Poehler’s maxim lately, ever since theCan you imagine if any one of the six justices who decided to overturn Roe, effectively banning abortion for half the country, had instead thought to themselves: “Good for her, not for me”? The legal term I’ve heard about the ruling, and why it is unprecedented, is.
At the time of writing, just a few days after the Supreme Court’s decision, 11 states have passed laws banning abortion outright; 12 are expected to follow shortly. That’s half the US, and I’ve heard nothing but rage and fear and sadness from the other half – even though people I’m speaking to mostly live in liberal bastions like New York and California where abortion is unlikely to ever be illegal.
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