Fallout from Dobbs v. Jackson, from the week of July 3, 2022

Roe was based on a right to privacy, and now that it's struck down, privacy may start to be hugely invaded

• opinion by the Washington Post Editorial Board

Doctors and the practice of medicine are now on the front lines

Conflict between states where abortion remains legal and states where it's illegal

• "The interjurisdictional abortion wars are coming" ... the Dobbs decision ”will lead to profound confusion because advocates on all sides of the abortion controversy will not stop at state borders in their efforts to apply their policies as broadly as possible.”

There are potential impacts on the First Amendment

• "Will media outlets be free to publish advertisements across state lines from providers operating in states where abortion has not been outlawed? ... Will women be allowed to accept information about abortion if they then decide to terminate a pregnancy but don’t live in a state that allows it? What if states move to make this kind of exchange of information illegal?"

Obergefell is next

• It took decades for conservatives to amass the power to overturn Roe. After all that time and effort, they are unlikely to stop, but will probably keep going full steam ahead.
• "After Roe, architect of Texas abortion law sets sights on gay marriage ... Mitchell says his goal is to systematically dismantle decades of rulings he believes depart from the language of the U.S. Constitution or that impose constitutional rights with no textual basis."
• "It’s time for the LGBTQ community to fight for our freedom"
• Jim Obergefell, Whose Landmark Case Legalized Gay Marriage, Says 'I Have to Keep Fighting' as Roe Is Overturned