The Supreme Court would like to repeal the right to abortion in the United States

Abortion in the United States is increasingly in danger. In the past few hours, the American magazine Politico revealed that, according to a leak of official documents, the Supreme Court would have voted a majority agreement to repeal the so-called Roe v. Wade, a 1973 ruling that enshrines the right of women to freely decide on their pregnancy without the interference of government restrictions. Confirmed by a further sentence of 1992, the measure has been very limited in recent years in various states of the United States, above all thanks to restrictive interventions by individual state governments, in the territories with a republican vocation. This new decision by the Supreme Court (itself currently with a Republican majority), which should be published in the next two months, would fully delegate the regulation of abortion to individual states, effectively depriving women of federal protection regarding these issues. .

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The The reaction of many US politicians, from Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez to Bernie Sanders, was obviously immediate, but just as fast and indignant was the reaction of many Hollywood personalities, who have always been a progressive bulwark overseas. Among the first to express himself was Seth MacFarlane, the creator of I Giffrin, who defined this time as "the consequence of having allowed a limited former reality show host to appoint three justices of the Supreme Court", obviously referring to Trump. Legendary Star Trek actor George Takei said, "They've really gone too far," citing numerous recent attempts to also restrict the rights of black people or the LGBTQ + community.

Obviously it is the voices of women at this juncture that count most of all: actress Amber Tamblyn (Joan of Arcadia, Y: The Last Man) said that "tonight our highest court declared war to half of its citizens: women and people who can give birth ". Roxane Gay, author of Bad Feminist, tweeted: “What happens when nine people can decide what happens to your body? It is ridiculous and hateful. The Court clearly wants to exacerbate the political crisis in our country and the women will pay the price. "The actress Rosanna Arquette then accused a" slimy drunkard rapist "of having" deprived women of the right of choice ": the reference is to Supreme Court Justice Bret Kavanaugh, accused by multiple women of sexual assault over the years.

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In these hours people are being invited to take the field, organizing marches and protests against the decision. upcoming mid-term elections, when in November 2022 a vote will be taken to renew 435 seats in the House and 100 seats in the Senate, as well as 36 governors of individual states: a success for the Democrats, who still have virtually the majority of The country after Joe Biden's presidential victory two years ago could confirm a disconnect between citizens and representatives of the Supreme Court. This judicial body, the highest in the US, has lifelong offices and of its nine members, currently only three have been cast by Democratic presidents (Clinton and Obama) while the others have been appointed by George W. Bush and by Donald Trump, including the latest, ultra-conservative Amy Coney-Barrett. The fear of many is that, after abortion, same-sex marriages and other civil rights affecting women and minorities may be the next targets.