My non-legal understanding of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision by The Supremes is that they derived a right to privacy out of the 14th Amendment, and proceeded from there. Roe v. Wade is not the only decision based on the 14th Amendment.

Joe Biden made some comments yesterday or today that I think accurately called our attention to the fact that other aspects of 'settled law' may become unstuck if the Alito Draft, released yesterday, becomes a majority decision.

If someone with relevant Constitutional chops could comment on this I'd be very interested. It might deserve its own thread.

I have also mentioned among friends that if Roe v. Wade is reversed, which I think is the correct term, it will lead to women dying while trying to force their own abortions or obtain illicit unhygienic abortions.

I think this is a medium term to long term Trmp effect but is also related to the overall lowering of the bar that Trmp has introduced to this country and also the world.