The word came down from the US Supreme Court today that Roe Vs Wade, the edict paving the way for safe, legal abortions, was no longer the law of the land. The matter is now up to the individual states to decide whether or not they want to allow abortions, and several already have "trigger laws" that will make abortion illegal once Dobbs vs. Jackson, the court case overturning Roe Vs. Wade, is certifed as valid.

Liberals everywhere are howling in pain because of this. They're also worried, and for good reason because conservatives aren't likely to stop at repealing abortion rights but will go on to repeal such guarantees as same sex marriage and GLBT rights in the workplace and otherwise.

What we need to do now is to (as the activists say) "think globally and act locally" and elect only local and federal politicians that are sympathetic to abortion and GLBT rights so that these rights are not only retaind but strengthened. I hope this is done. I of course am only one person but I'll do what I can (at least at the ballot box) to make sure this is done.