'Everything is on the table now, and it's all going to be affected,' said Ryan McIntyre, 'and I think that this is just the first strike – the first blow.'
-- As the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade and eliminated a federal constitutional right to abortion Friday,urged his colleagues to reevaluate other landmark cases protecting contraceptive access, same-sex relationships, and same-sex marriages.
Thomas argued that since the majority ruled that the right to abortion"is not a form of 'liberty' protected by the Due Process Clause" of the 14th Amendment, the same reasoning should apply more broadly. All the other justices disagreed with Thomas' proclamations. But as CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reported, concerns that rights may be taken away in a future ruling has ignited a fear in Chicago's LGBTQ+ community – and just as Pride weekend is getting under way.
Colleen Connell, executive director with the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, said contraceptive and same-sex marriage rights are at the most risk of being overturned given Justice Thomas' remarks about the Obergefell and Griswold decisions.
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