Supreme Court decision suggests the legal right to contraception is also under threat
Over the past half century, Roe v. Wade has been a bedrock of constitutional rights extending beyond abortion. The Supreme Court decision overturning this ruling, issued Friday, makes clear that those other rights founded on the same principle of privacy, including gay sex, same-sex marriage, interracial marriage, and the freedom to use contraception, are now also called into question.
Writing for the majority in Dobbs v. Jackson, Justice Samuel Alito states that “nothing in this opinion should be understood to cast doubt on precedents that do not concern abortion.” But, in a solo concurring opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas explicitly calls on the Court to overturn other such constitutional rights.
