Abortion: A woman’s right to choose — or a state’s right to refuse?

Readers weigh in on the leaked draft opinion showing a majority in the U.S. Supreme Court intend to overturn Roe v. Wade, returning the power to control abortion access to the states

More rights in jeopardy if Supreme Court majority continues its mission

The Supreme Court’s stunning draft opinion is an affront to the rights of women across the United States, who should not be denied abortion access (“Interstate abortion battles are expected,” May 5). The language in this opinion sets up a blueprint for other rights to be taken away if they were not enshrined in the original Constitution. Gay rights, same-sex marriage and interracial marriage are all in serious jeopardy now if this court continues it’s mission, which does not represent the missions of the majority of the American people.

Two of the justices, Thomas and Kavanaugh, have the stink of the sexual predator on them and should not be allowed to decide any woman’s fate. At the very least, they should recuse themselves. The actions of this court in overturning Roe v. Wade will result in death for women only to appease a vocal group of extremists. I myself am a rape victim, and this issue is too important to hide behind the language of a document written over 200 years ago, when only white men had rights.