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Anger over Alito remarks on overturning Roe
Original: People have lost their lives. They’ve been arrested for miscarriages. They’ve bled to death in parking lots. There was n
Critics are denouncing Justice Samuel Alito after he reportedly expressed regret over lost friendships following the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Commenters point to women who died after being denied abortions and those arrested for miscarriages, arguing there was nothing courageous about the ruling and that the justice's personal complaints are tone-deaf amid real harm.
Why now: Alito's remarks about losing friends over the Roe decision sparked backlash by appearing to minimise the consequences of stripping abortion rights.
Samuel AlitoRoe v. WadeSupreme Court
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- People have lost their lives. They’ve been arrested for miscarriages. They’ve bled to death in parking lots. There was nothing courageous about overturning Roe. Sam Alito stripped us of our rights and wants us to feel bad he lost friends? # uspol # fascism # abortion # roevwade… · broadwaybabyto@zeroes.ca · 24
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