The Legal Vulnerability of Roe v. Wade

<p>From the day Roe v. Wade was decided, some have seen the constitutional right to an abortion as an inferred right rather than a guaranteed one. That distinction has become a threat to the law’s survival. Guests: Sabrina Tavernise, a national correspondent for The New York Times, spoke with Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Because the court led by Chief Justice John Roberts tends toward incrementalism, it is<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/us/politics/supreme-court-abortion.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> more likely to hear cases that chip away at abortion rights</a> than to overturn Roe v. Wade directly.</li><li>But after nearly five decades, the anti-abortion movement is<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/18/us/anti-abortion-laws.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> closer than it has ever been to dismantling Roe</a>.</li></ul>