In 2022, in the case Dobbs v. Jackson, the U.S. Supreme Court took away the constitutional right to reproductive healthcare.

The decision reversed a 50-year precedent and resulted in a wave of state bans on reproductive healthcare going into effect across the country, further restricting access to care.

This was the first time the Supreme Court has taken away a fundamental right, and it begs the question of what could come next. 

Since the Dobbs decision, the Trump Administration has continued efforts to restrict access to reproductive care by using the Project 2025 handbook.

This is not just about access to reproductive healthcare. 

Funding cuts to Planned Parenthood would result in hundreds of clinics closing and 1.1 million patients losing access to healthcare. This is more than just reproductive care, the services provided include cancer screenings, some vaccines, and wellness visits.

Stories like Alyssa Gonzales, a woman from Alabama who was denied care even after learning her fetus had a genetic abnormality incompatible with life, remind us how hard accessing reproductive care has become.

Gonzales details how she had to cross state lines with her partner to a clinic because she could not receive care in her home state.

Her story is just one of dozens of stories that give us a glimpse into what reality looks like for those who are trying to access reproductive care since Roe was overturned.

The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade was just the beginning. It carries significant consequences for any other rights that may soon be at risk.

This decision indicates a troubling trend since we have seen evidence of money influencing the Supreme Court candidate process.

Conservative organizations like The Federalist Society and Koch-based groups have a track record of financial ties to nearly every Republican Senate Judiciary Committee member and spending on lobbying and advertising against Roe v Wade.

The verdicts of the Supreme Court should be driven by the law and the pursuit of justice.

We must call for a code of ethics to ensure that money does not influence the decisions of the highest court in America.

We have already seen how Justice Thomas failed to report luxury gifts from a conservative billionaire.

We must call for a code of ethics to hold the Supreme Court by the same standards to which we hold every other judge.