Worry about the fate of other civil rights stems not just from the potential overturning of Roe, but the language used to justify it in the draft opinion, reportedly authored by Justice Samuel Alito with the backing of a court majority. 'I think gay marriage is right on the heels of this' in terms of potential legal challenges and legislative proposals, said Kierra Johnson, executive director of the National LGBTQ Task Force, a national LGBTQ rights organization.Īnd it goes beyond that, she said: 'I caution anyone who thinks that anything is off the table that our democracy, our agency, our civil rights are on the line.' If the draft opinion, published Monday by Politico, takes effect, it would open the door to reconsideration and potential reversal of other established rights, including same-sex marriage, contraception, private consensual sexual activity and even interracial marriage, according to activists and law professors.
Abortion isn't the only right that could be under threat by the Supreme Court's draft ruling overturning Roe v.
