Five in Ten 6/27/22: SCOTUS Overturns Roe

Friday’s ruling by the Supreme Court ended federal protection for abortions and returns the matter of legality to the several states. Contrary to the claims of some commentators, this does not open the door to revisit same-sex marriage, interracial marriage, or contraception.

5) The Dobbs decision; 4) What the Supreme Court ruling is not; 3) Tensions between Russia and Poland near boiling point; 2) Russia apparently stealing Ukrainian grain; 1) UC-Irvine concerned that the word “womxn” isn’t inclusive enough because sight-impaired “folxs” don’t hear the “X.”