Good morning, US politics blog readers. When the supreme court’s conservatives overturned Roe v Wade and allowed states to ban abortion nearly two years ago, rightwing justice Clarence Thomas wrote a concurring opinion where he said the court should also “reconsider” rulings guaranteeing same-sex marriage rights and access to contraception.
Months later, Congress passed legislation protecting the former, and today, the Democratic-led Senate will hold a vote on a bill to guarantee access to the former. “Who knows how far the hard-right will go?” majority leader Chuck Schumer said on the Senate floor yesterday. “Two years ago, the Maga court eliminated the protections of Roe. Tomorrow it could be something else.
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