The announcement that the Supreme Court is taking up June Medical Services v. Gee proves two things about the new ultra-conservative Court bench: that it has an utter disregard for any sort of standing legal precedent, and that it clearly views itself as yet another partisan body rather than an independent branch of the government. Both spell disaster for the future right to bodily autonomy of those who are able to get pregnant in the South.
Author: Mia Raven
Mia Raven is the political director of Yellowhammer Fund and the founder of POWER House, a reproductive justice and practical support organization located in Montgomery, Alabama