Roe v. Wade: Abortion rights supporters take to Bay Area streets, social media in protest

by Katy St. Clair, Bay City News May 4, 2022May 3, 2022

The U.S. Supreme Court. (Bay City News file photo)

A LEAKED SUPREME Court draft opinion that appears to overturn the landmark abortion ruling Roe v. Wade has sent shockwaves through the Bay Area and the nation, eliciting strong reaction from people on both sides of the reproductive rights debate.

Late Monday, the news site Politico ran with the story, the authenticity of which was confirmed the following day by Chief Justice John Roberts, who condemned the leak in a memo writing, “To the extent this betrayal of the confidences of the Court was intended to undermine the integrity of our operations, it will not succeed. The work of the Court will not be affected in any way.”

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Katy St. Clair, Bay City News

Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.

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