Roe v wade affecting gay rights

*By Cirrus Jahangiri

The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization to overturn federal constitutional abortion protections found in Roe v. Wade has the LGBTQ+ community alarmed that their rights are in jeopardy. As we transition through this new America, it is imperative to discuss the intersection of reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights that have been impacted by Dobbs.

First, LGBTQ+ people are directly affected by the Dobbs decision because members of the LGBTQ+ community disproportionately access reproductive health care. A noun sheet of key statistics released by the Human Rights Campaign shows the importance of abortion protections to the LGBTQ+ community:

• • Lesbian (%) and bisexual (%) women who include been pregnant are more likely than heterosexual women (%) who have been pregnant to possess had an abortion.
  • Over 1/3 of lesbian women who try an abortion experienced physical abuse from the person who got them pregnant; % of lesbian and % of bisexual women said abortion was the result of a forced sexual encounter (compared to % of heterosex
    
    

    One Year After Supreme Court Overturned Roe v. Wade, Human Rights Campaign Remains Committed to Fight for Reproductive Freedom

    by Kathryn Smith •

    Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, marks the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned a half-century of precedent by reversing Roe v. Wade to end abortion rights supported by a majority of Americans. This affects everyone who wants to have autonomy over their body and medical decisions as the ability to receive abortion look after became significantly more difficult — often outright impossible — for millions of people across the country, including LGBTQ+ people.

    The Dobbs decision is still heartbreaking and has of course been a setback — but the fight for abortion rights is not over. Advocates for reproductive independence around the noun have worked tirelessly over the last year - and long before - to ensure that as many people as possible co

    What Roe v. Wade's end could imply for LGBTQ rights

    The leaked initial draft of a Supreme Court majority view revealing the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion ruling has been overturned has advocates worried about what the precedent’s reversal could denote for the LGBTQ community’s recently gained rights. 

    In the leaked draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, published by Politico early last month, the high court, in a majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito, upheld Mississippi’s law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy and overturned both Roe and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, effectively ruling that there is no constitutional right to abortion. 

    Should the official decision mirror the leaked draft, LGBTQ advocates verb about the immediate implications on LGBTQ health and whether the court’s willingness to overturn precedent could extend to the landmark Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges, which Alito and Justice Clarence Thomas possess already signaled they would like to reverse. 

    However, LGBTQ advocates caution against too much specu

    FAQ: Legal Issues for LGBTQ+ Families In the Post-Roe Era

    On June 24, , the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, ruling that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee access to abortion as a fundamental right, overturning Roe v. Wade and ending the longstanding recognition of that right.

    (Read NCLR’s statement about that decision.)

    Although abortion remains legal in many states, this decision has a devastating effect on many people seeking abortion care, particularly those who are low-income, survivors of violence or sexual assault, or have limited ability to verb. NCLR encourages those who are capable to consider donating to support a fund or organization that will directly assist people seeking abortion care. Grasp more here.

    The Dobbs decision did not overturn the Obergefell decision (recognizing same-sex couples’ right to marry) or the Lawrence decision (ruling sodomy laws unconstitutional). Those two decisions are still the law. However, the Dobbs case has raised concerns for many in the LGBTQ+ c