Fears for queer Americans & women of colour as court reigns supreme

US President Joe Biden warns the Queer community could be next in the firing line as the Supreme Court prepares to amend the Constitutional right to abortion across the nation

The president says LGBTQ+ children could be targeted by a Trump-dominated Republican party he labelled the “Maga crowd” and “the most extreme political organisation in recent American history”.

The likely overturning of Roe v. Wade is being viewed as one of the most controversial U.S. Supreme Court decisions in decades.

Ticker News spoke with Australian Senator Sarah Hanson Young who says if abortion is banned, it’s dangerous for everyone, not just women.

While the draft could still change, if it is not altered, it will result in 26 states banning abortion within the space of just a few months.

The right to abortion hangs on this Supreme Court decision given congressional leaders have failed to protect the right in statute since the landmark Roe V. Wade case of 1973

As Democrats lead an effort to protect the act through enacting legislation, they are stalled in the Senate, needing 60 votes to pass in the 100-member chamber that is evenly split.

Protesters are rallying right across America, under the slogan “off our bodies”, demanding abortion rights be protected.

Women of colour, especially Black and Native women, have the poorest health outcomes and suffer higher rates of maternal mortality and sexual violence.

With many fearing women of colour will be dangerously impacted.

In New York City, thousands gathered in what was one of the nation’s largest demonstrations, just months before voters go to the polls for the midterm elections.

But the Republican party is in attack mode, and is pushing to corner Biden on inflation, the pandemic and his recent approval ratings.

Veronica Dudo has more from New York

Meanwhile White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has also spoken out against the draft, emphasising the states that would be impacted by this change.

Psaki highlighted the groups that would be particularly affected by the law change, saying those from lower socio-economic backgrounds will be put at a disadvantage.