Strong reactions to the likely overturning of Roe v. Wade.
 | By Lauren Kelley Ms. Kelley is a member of the editorial board. |
There's a sentiment I've heard a lot in the hours since Politico published a leaked draft of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade: It was one thing to know that the justices were likely to take apart Roe in the coming weeks. But it was something else entirely to see those words in writing — the headlines, the social media posts and, of course, Justice Samuel Alito's draft decision itself. |
A number of people have even described having a physical reaction to the news: The New York magazine writer Rebecca Traister tweeted not long after the story broke that although she's been writing about this issue for years and fully expected Roe's demise, her "teeth have been chattering uncontrollably for an hour." |
"My body has been freaking out," a female friend texted me, describing ringing in her ears. |
It was the adrenaline rush of a major breaking news story, no doubt. But for a lot of people, it was also something more visceral than that. Something more like heartbreak. |
We've published several pieces in Times Opinion that echo the emotion of this moment. |
In a deeply personal guest essay, Roxane Gay, a Times contributing writer, writes of her marriage to her wife, Debbie, and the traumas they each experienced as children: "This life we share would not be possible had we ended up pregnant far too young and against our will, with no recourse." |
"This life we have made together isn't political. It is deeply personal," she adds. "And yet our lives and our bodies remain subject to political debate. In one way or another, they always have." |
Michelle Goldberg, a Times Opinion columnist, writes about what she believes America will look like for many women once Roe is officially gone: criminal charges, physical and economic hardship and in some cases death. |
"The 2016 election, which allowed Donald Trump to reshape the Supreme Court, was, among other things, a referendum on women's equality," Goldberg writes. "Women's equality lost." |
Please check back over the coming days as we continue to respond to and make sense of this pivotal story. |
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