US Supreme Court's overturn of Roe v Wade

On Friday, June 24, the Supreme Court ruled to overturn their decision from their 1973 decision in "Roe v Wade."  Roe established that a woman had a Constitutionally-protected right to abortion as long as strict time-based guidelines were followed.  Roe essentially established a uniform set of guidelines that all states had to follow, replacing the patchwork of rules and laws that had been in place up to that point.

With the overturning of the case, the majority ruled that the Constitution doesn't explicitly mention or guarantee such a right to abortion--consistent with the philosophy of "originalism," a way of looking at the Constitution from the point of view of the original writers of the document.  

Now, a patchwork of state laws will take the place of the national standard and we've already seen states move to enforce existing laws that restrict abortions or move to make them illegal altogether.   

A very nice summary of what's next is below:

https://www.wsj.com/video/what-overturning-roe-v-wade-means-for-abortion-access-in-the-us/10F9C604-B423-4529-BC82-FA88822DE6D2.html

Kudos to Asheville, NC

It's an encouraging sign (pun intended) to see that the painful histories of some places are being faced head-on rather than being denied and covered-up.  In the last few years, the removal of the statues of Confederate leaders and the renaming of buildings has brought both joy and anger, depending on how an individual perceives those actions.  This historic marker from Asheville, NC is worthy of praise for its accurate recounting of the history of the era.  Hopefully, it sparks authentic conversations about the ugliness of racism.