HHS secretary: 'I don't believe' Roe will be overturned for long

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said during an interview that aired Sunday that “I don’t believe” the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade would stand for long.

“I’ve been around long enough to know that nothing’s ever totally safe. But remember, we still haven’t even been able to pass the Equal Rights Amendment. And so this country has a way to go. But certainly I don’t believe this decision by this court and Dobbs is going to stand long. This is just not America,” Becerra said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

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“Well, I tell them, ‘Give us some good ideas.’ We’re going to explore everything we can,” Becerra replied when he was asked by “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd about what he would tell Democrats who feel that the party is not fighting hard enough.

“And I also would ask them to please pass a law. They have it in their power if they can find the votes to actually codify the Roe decision, which is what we need more than anything else. … We will find what we can and do as much as we can,” he continued. “But when you are stripped of a right, as the Supreme Court has just done to every woman of childbearing age, it is tough to overcome. It took 50 years for us to get as far as we did. Now we have to figure out how to do this. It will not be easy.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/hhs-secretary-i-don-t-believe-roe-will-be-overturned-for-long/ar-AAZ932m

Unfortunately he doesn't quantify long.

[AlexSFCA]

1. may take decades and federal law can be overturned very quickly via immediate injunction

I think it’s very likely scenario. SC seems to be ok (for now) with states deciding on abortion but not necessarily federal government. Not to mention that the future ruling will likely declare abortion practice itself as unconstitutional putting blue states in jeopardy. Not even CA upcoming constitutional amendment will help. It will be in the hands of local district attorneys refusing to prosecute.

[Best_man23]

2. And around this time in 1861, folks were saying the war with the South

Would be over in 90 days. We know how THAT turned out.

We need to steel ourselves to the realization that the fight for choice is going to be a long one.

[exboyfil]

3. Remember how the slave owning founding fathers

supposedly thought slavery was evil (it can't be too evil you you still elect to pursue it instead of giving up your fancy homes and books), but that it would quickly die out (so quick nearly 80 years had to go by and over a half million people died).

[dalton99a]

4. Sounds good, but clueless

Zero situational awareness

[UTUSN]

5. K&R

[GoodRaisin]

6. It's all about the vote. SCOTUS has handed Democrats a gift

right before the midterm election. Now it is going to be about how well Democrats use this gift.

[Elessar Zappa]

7. He may be right IF

we can elect enough Democrats to expand the Court. It’ll take work from all of us.