Justice Clarence Thomas said that the Supreme Court should reconsider rulings that legalized same-sex marriage and protected same-sex relationships and contraception in his concurring opinion in favor of Mississippi in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health. This decision overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion ruling which legalized abortion nationwide.
. This decision overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion ruling which legalized abortion nationwide. that the court should reconsider cases that fall under the Supreme Court previous due process precedents. Thomas wrote: "For that reason, in future cases, we should reconsider all of this Court's substantive due process precedents, including Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell.
Thomas' opinion is not a binding precedent, unlike the majority opinion. However, it could lead the path to further challenges to three key court decisions that protect contraception access, same-sex relationships and same-sex marriage, which marks its 9th anniversary on Sunday.case ruled in favor of same-sex marriage and thereby legalizing same-sex marriage across the United States.
The Due Process Clause in the 14th amendment says that "No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."case legalized abortion nationwide.
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