Didn't the SCOTUS explicitly say anything abortion related is a state's rights issue?

[Rustynaerduwell]

Last edited Tue Sep 13, 2022, 02:45 PM - Edit history (1)

Didn't it?


Edit: Thank you all for clarifying this for me, but doesn't their opinion still leave the final word on abortion to the states? I thought the concern was that a federal law protecting the right to an abortion could still be challenged by
the states, leading us back to a SCOTUS that would ultimately strike it down.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. Here's the opinion.

Fri Jun 24, 2022: Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade, which for nearly 50 years .. protected the right to abortion

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/19-1392_6j37.pdf

[onenote]

2. Not really.

The Court stated that "the Constitution does not prohibit the citizens of each State from regulating or prohibiting abortion." That statement does not address whether the Congress also may or may not pass legislation regarding abortion.

[Voltaire2]

3. Nope.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. Lindsey Graham just made the midterms 💯 about abortion, which means Roevember is coming.

Link to tweet

[Demsrule86]

5. They said it needed legislation or it was up to the states.