How far the increasingly bold, conservative justices will go in repudiating the high court’s half century of decisions regarding a right to personal privacy is anyone’s guess. But justices, even activist ones, operate under a series of constraints.
. That 6-3 ruling did not affect other forms of discrimination, which remain legal in many states, especially in the South and Midwest.in jobs, housing and public accommodations, according to polling released earlier this year by the Public Religion Research Institute. Forty-one percent strongly support anti-discrimination laws, compared with 20% who oppose them.
And the fact that LGBTQ people are more or less randomly distributed in American families makes the dynamics of the debate unusual, Erickson noted. The discussion is “about rights for someone you know,” as opposed to a group that the majority may perceive as a distant other, she said. Even religious groups that oppose same-sex marriage, such as Mormons and white evangelical Protestants, now have majorities who support anti-discrimination policies, the Public Religion Research Institute found.
. Despite some fluctuations from year to year, U.S. opinion on abortion has changed very little for decades: About 6 in 10 Americans support abortions being legal most of the time, but a majority also supports a range of restrictions, according to the Pew Research Center. About 4 in 10 think abortions should mostly be illegal, including just under 1 in 10 who want them banned entirely.
That could change — some Republican elected officials have continued to criticize the decision — and it’s possible that a case could reach the court in some way other than a new law, but the more public opinion shifts, the less likely that prospect becomes.
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