Reflections on Roe

Four Insights

The nation (largely social media) has been in an uproar since a draft of a preliminary decision by the U.S. Supreme Court was leaked that would overturn Roe v. Wade. I hesitate to write about this, primarily due to the obvious fact that this isn’t a final, official decision. As Chief Justice Roberts and every other sane legal analyst has explained, this draft dates to February. Changes can be made, whether in the votes of Justices or in the actual language of the opinion.

Additionally, the fact that we only have this document due to an egregious violation of legal and professional ethics by a still to be named leaker should make us all reticent to wade into lengthy discussions. In a very practical sense, such discussions reward the leaker. It’s much like a prosecuting attorney who provokes his star witness to say something from the stand inadmissible in the case simply so that the jurors will hear it, and perhaps be swayed by it. While the judge may advise jurors to disregard such info…