The Supreme Court ruled Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade, revoking the constitutional right to abortion and leaving individual states to decide themselves whether to restrict or ban abortion alltogether. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The decision closely mirrored Justice Alito\u2019s majority opinion draft<\/a> which leaked in May of this year, making headlines and causing much political debate on reproductive rights and the separation of church and state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the Washington Post<\/a>, 13 states are expected to outlaw abortion within 30 days due to \u201ctrigger bans\u201d which were designed to take effect in the case that Roe was overturned. The Post reports that at least eight states banned abortion immediately after the decision was reached. <\/p>\n\n\n\n President Biden reacted to the decision stating, \u201cNow with Roe gone let’s be very clear, the health and life of women in this nation are now at risk.\u201d He ended his speech calling on Congress to act and urging people to vote. \u201cThis is not over,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What this decision means for Rhode Islanders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Abortion remains legal in Rhode Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In anticipation of the leaked draft coming to fruition, the Rhode Island Supreme Court sustained the Reproductive Privacy Act<\/a>, a 2019 ruling that solidified Roe v. Wade into state law, in early May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHere in Rhode Island, we will always support a woman\u2019s right to choose,\u201d Governor Dan McKee said in response to the decision. \u201cDespite [Friday\u2019s] ruling, Rhode Islanders still have the right to access abortion health care services in our state thanks to the General Assembly codifying these protections into law \u2013 but all people should have the ability to make their own reproductive health care decisions, no matter where they live.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Officials predict that states that choose to keep abortion legal will see an increase in visitors traveling to receive abortion and reproductive health services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPlanned Parenthood health centers in Connecticut and Rhode Island said they\u2019re already seeing patients from other states, particularly Texas, because those patients don\u2019t have access to abortion care,\u201d said health reporter Lynn Arditi on the Public’s Radio.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Arditi says that while these procedures remain legal, Rhode Island residents, especially low-income women, still face barriers in accessibility due to cost and insurance terms because Medicaid and other state health plans do not cover abortion services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMore than 85,000 women of child-bearing age in Rhode Island and their dependents are enrolled in state health insurance plans that prohibit abortion coverage, according to an analysis by The State Budget Office. So they could be forced to pay out of pocket for an abortion, which could prevent them from getting one,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Altercation at local protest goes viral<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Protests arose around the nation almost immediately after Friday\u2019s ruling, including one outside a federal courthouse building in Providence and another at the Rhode Island State House on Friday night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n While the protests were mostly peaceful, an altercation at the State House protest is gaining national media attention<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Radio host Bill Bartholomew captured<\/a> footage outside the State House in which it appears Providence police officer Jeann Lugo allegedly punches State Senate candidate Jennifer Rourke in the face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Saturday, Rourke shared the video on Twitter<\/a> with the caption \u201cThis is what it is to be a Black woman running for office. 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Lugo was charged<\/a> with simple assault and disorderly conduct. He has been suspended from his job with pay while the investigation is pending.
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