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Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion

June 27th, 2022 by WCBC Radio

The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. The ruling came more than a month after the stunning leak of a draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito indicating the court was prepared to take this momentous step- and it puts the court at odds with a majority of Americans who favored preserving Roe, according to opinion polls. Maryland’s two U.S. Senators have expressed frustration and concern with the process and the obvious impacts. Senator Ben Cardin…

 

Senator Chris Van Hollen says unfortunately he believes this is just the first step in a larger, more encompassing plan of the GOP…