Letter to the editor: Blame for the Roe v. Wade uproar

Op-ed writer Chris Talgo blames “the left” for the uproar over Justice Samuel Alito’s leaked opinion (“Left’s reaction to potential Roe overruling shows authoritarian druthers,” May 14, TribLIVE). The uproar started when conservatives on the court let Texas keep its anti- abortion law without deciding the case. The pro-choice arguments were ignored. This caused the uproar on the pro-choice side.

Most Americans favor keeping Roe exactly the way it is. When conservatives refused to overturn the Texas law, other red states wrote their own versions, and in some cases, rape and incest were not listed as exemptions for abortion. The red states exercised their “authoritarian druthers.” The leak showed what Alito’s view of Roe is, different from what he led the Senate to believe when he was up for confirmation. He wants to overturn Roe.

The comments from some of his cohorts suggest they agree with Alito. Justice Amy Coney Barrett and some GOP politicians have suggested that women who want abortions carry the unwanted pregnancy to term for an adoption agency. In other words, go through nine months of pain and suffering, even illness and possible death for someone else’s view of religion. Apparently, women will be forced against their will to deliver a child.

Leo Nagorski

Shaler