Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was not shocked when she learned that the US Supreme Court had reversed its landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade verdict on abortion rights.

She informed CBS Mornings that she had been working on this for years. In a separate concurring opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas, the nation's longest-serving justice, encouraged his colleagues to reconsider other judgments safeguarding contraception access, same-sex partnerships, and same-sex weddings.

Hillary Clinton Slams Supreme Court Over Roe v. Wade Ruling

Clinton, who attended law school with Thomas, believes he is a person of grievance and believes his written opinion might be a signal. Clinton said, "He has signaled in the past to lower courts, to state legislatures, Find cases. Pass laws. Get them up. I may not win the first, the second, or the third time, but we're going to keep at it."

“We are only at the beginning of this terrible travesty that this Court has inflicted on us”: @HillaryClinton says she’s concerned that overturning Roe v. Wade is only the first step in the Supreme Court turning “back the clock on civil rights.” pic.twitter.com/b88PGDluSc

— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) June 28, 2022

 

The former Democratic presidential contender stated that the repeal of Roe v. Wade should serve as a wake-up message to every American who believes their vote is unimportant.

Although she has stepped aside from politics after losing the 2016 presidential election, Clinton stated that she misses politics and that, while she cannot envision running for president again, she intends to remain "engaged and vocal," according to CBS News.

Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was the case before the Supreme Court, and it attempted to overturn a Mississippi statute that prohibited abortion beyond 15 weeks. The statute was maintained by the court in a 6-3 majority decision.

Thomas, one of the Court's most conservative members, stated in interviews revealed in a new book that he wasn't sure why he was nominated for the Supreme Court - and 'celebrated not being nominated' when he thought President George HW Bush had passed him up.

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Roe v. Wade Decision Called "Trigger Laws"

On Friday, Thomas went one step farther than his conservative colleagues by drafting a concurring opinion in which he suggested that rulings allowing contraception and same-sex marriage be reconsidered by the court as well.

Created Equal was a companion project to a documentary about Thomas produced in 2020 by director Michael Pack, who ran the US Agency for Global Media under former President Donald Trump, and Mark Paoletta, a lawyer who worked alongside Thomas during his confirmation.

Between November 2017 and March 2018, Pack interviewed Thomas for more than 30 hours, which served as the foundation for the film and, later, the book. Thomas made it apparent to Pack that he wasn't thrilled about being nominated to the court - and that he hadn't given much attention to the abortion problem before his confirmation hearings.

Since the verdict on Friday, pro-and anti-abortion protesters have gathered outside the Supreme Court building in Washington, DC. Thirteen states had so-called "trigger laws" that rendered abortion illegal as soon as Roe v. Wade was overturned, as per Daily Mail.

On the same day as Clinton, Barack Obama issued a tweet in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade and how it assaulted the fundamental liberties of Americans everywhere.

In a subsequent tweet, he suggested methods to respond to the Roe v Wade decision, such as joining activist organizations like Planned Parenthood and the United State of Women. He also complimented these organizations, as well as many others, for "raising the alarm on this issue for years" and for remaining "on the front lines of this struggle."

He also emphasized the necessity of voting in this year's state elections on November 8th, as well as in all future elections. In another tweet, Obama offered a link to a blog post he wrote regarding Roe v Wade, saying that the decision was coming. The piece, which was published on May 3, contains his and Michelle Obama's comments concerning the Supreme Court's draft opinion and his reaction when he first saw it, Independent reported.

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