Will roe v wade affect gay rights
FAQ: Legal Issues for LGBTQ+ Families In the Post-Roe Era
On June 24, , the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, ruling that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee access to abortion as a fundamental right, overturning Roe v. Wade and ending the longstanding recognition of that right.
(Read NCLR’s utterance about that decision.)
Although abortion remains legal in many states, this decision has a devastating consequence on many people seeking abortion care, particularly those who are low-income, survivors of violence or sexual assault, or have limited ability to travel. NCLR encourages those who are able to consider donating to support a fund or organization that will directly assist people seeking abortion care. Learn more here.
The Dobbs decision did not overturn the Obergefell decision (recognizing same-sex couples’ right to marry) or the Lawrence decision (ruling sodomy laws unconstitutional). Those two decisions are still the law. However, the Dobbs case has raised concerns for many in the LGBTQ+ c
What Roe v. Wade's end could imply for LGBTQ rights
The leaked initial draft of a Supreme Court majority belief revealing the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion ruling has been overturned has advocates worried about what the precedent’s reversal could imply for the LGBTQ community’s recently gained rights.
In the leaked draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Company, published by Politico early last month, the high court, in a majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito, upheld Mississippi’s rule banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy and overturned both Roe and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, effectively verdict that there is no constitutional right to abortion.
Should the official decision mirror the leaked draft, LGBTQ advocates agonize about the immediate implications on LGBTQ health and whether the court’s willingness to overturn precedent could extend to the landmark Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges, which Alito and Justice Clarence Thomas hold already signaled they would like to reverse.
However, LGBTQ advocates caution against too much specu
One Year After Supreme Court Overturned Roe v. Wade, Human Rights Campaign Remains Committed to Brawl for Reproductive Freedom
by Kathryn Smith •
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest woman loving woman, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, marks the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned a half-century of precedent by reversing Roe v. Wade to end abortion rights supported by a majority of Americans. This affects everyone who wants to have autonomy over their body and medical decisions as the ability to receive abortion care became significantly more difficult — often outright impossible — for millions of people across the country, including LGBTQ+ people.
The Dobbs choice is still heartbreaking and has of course been a setback — but the fight for abortion rights is not over. Advocates for reproductive independence around the country include worked tirelessly over the last year - and long before - to ensure that as many people as possible co
ICYMI: Human Rights Campaign Resources on How the End of Roe v. Wade Impacts the Homosexual Community
by Aryn Fields •
Video Addresses References to Obergefell and Lawrence in Majority, Concurring, and Dissenting Opinions
Fact Sheet Shows How Many LGBTQ+ People Desire Access to Abortion
WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, gender diverse and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, in beam of the dangerous Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, released a video from Interim President, Joni Madison, explaining what the judgment means for the Gay community, including how it could impact Obergefell v. Hodges and Lawrence v. Texas. Additionally, HRC highlighted a fact sheet that illustrates the importance of the protections enshrined in Roe v. Wade to members of the Gay community. The data shows that LGBTQ+ people who have been pregnant are more likely to contain had unwanted or mistimed pregnancies than cisgender heterosexual women and are more likely to need abortion services as w