Life after Dobbs
How LGBTQ parents can protect their families in the wake of SCOTUS’ disastrous ruling Since the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned abortion rights, “people are panicking” about its potential impact on LGBTQ families, said Polly Crozier, senior staff attorney at GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders (GLAD).
How justified are the fears, and how can we best protect LGBTQ families after Dobbs? Crozier and Julie Gonen, federal policy director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights, shared their thoughts with me.
Many are concerned that the court’s June 24 decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health could also be used to overturn other fundamental rights.
Gonen said that while Justice Clarence Thomas, in his concurrence, was the only justice to explicitly say this should happen, the majority’s reasoning “could easily be applied in a future case about sexual intimacy or marriage equality.
