The overturning of Roe v. Wade has exacerbated the deterioration of public health and the economy in the United States.
In a strongly worded dissent, the three liberal justices of the U.S. Supreme Court pointed out that the decision by the six conservative justices to overturn Roe v. Wade and leave abortion laws entirely to individual states reduces women’s 'opportunities to fully and equally participate in the nation's political, social, and economic life,' and women will pay a heavy price for this. This dissent delves into the impact on the U.S. economy following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Dissenting Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Stephen Breyer opposed the legal reasoning behind the majority of the court overturning Roe v. Wade, while sharply criticizing the consequences of this decision, particularly its impact on low-income women.
The three justices noted that for women who cannot afford airfare to travel to another state for surgery, the statement in the ruling about 'leaving the issue of abortion rights to individual states' provides little comfort. Most importantly, women lacking economic resources will suffer because of this decision. They said, 'From now on, young women reaching adulthood will have fewer rights than their mothers and grandmothers.'
They also noted that women with different levels of wealth are affected differently. 'Some financially better-off women may circumvent this ruling, but those with limited economic means...'