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Justice Clarence Thomas Wants The Supreme Court To Revisit Previous Rulings On Contraception And Gay Marriage
Today marked a historic day in American history—Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court by a 6-3 decision. The 1973 ruling granted federal constitutional protections to women to abort their unborn babies. Now the decision is left up to the states.
By Gina Florio1 min read
Justice Clarence Thomas was nominated in 1991 to the Supreme Court by former President George H.W. Bush, and he succeeded Thurgood Marshall. He has been known to have an "originalist" take on the Constitution. The conservative justice ruled in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade, and he's now pointing to more work that needs to be done.