“Abortion: Black Friday”, writes the front page accompanied by a sketch of a different US flag
The US Supreme Court overturned yesterday the historic 1973 ruling in the Rowe v. Wade case, which nationally legitimizes women’s right to abortion. Millions of people have taken to the streets of the United States, protesting for the right to self-determination.
The decision – collapse, as expected, starred on the cover of the French newspaper “Liberation”. The newspaper with a sketch punch in the stomach sends a resounding message, on the occasion of this decision.
À la une de @libe this weekend:
G IVG: le vendredi noir https://t.co/nj2k4mQWWP #RoeVSWade pic.twitter.com/jzfF4bEfJl
– Liberation (@libe) June 24, 2022
“Black Friday. The US Supreme Court has ruled that right to abortion. It could become illegal in half of the country’s states “, writes the front page of the newspaper.
The white stars that adorn the US flag have been replaced by white hangers with red stripes now referring to the dangers to the health of women posed by the ban on abortions.
It is true that the French newspaper “Liberation” is famous for its imaginative and astonishing front pages, which have commented on major international events in a key way.
Did Aeolus’ bag open? After the right to abortion the judge Clarence Thomasone of the five who voted in the historic 1973 decision, also challenged the legitimacy of contraception and the gay marriage!
«Σfuture issues“Concerning privacy”we should also review all the case law“, Writes Clarence Thomas in his personal comments, which accompany the decision.
It is noteworthy that Thomas specifically refers to three judgments: the 1965 Griswald v. Connecticut law on the right to contraception; and “Obergefel vs. Hodges”, 2015, which guarantees marriage for all. This latest decision is the main target of the religious right in the US.
According to Clarence Thomas, these case law is based on the same article of the Constitution as the one that until now protected the right to abortion. The court “has a duty to correct the mistake“Which was introduced with their adoption, he added.
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