One of the Supreme Court’s Worst Decisions Could Be With Us for a Very Long Time

Participants hold signs during the march "Hold The Line For Abortion Justice" at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Dec. 1, 2021. Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Women's March Inc

Commentary

Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision invalidating most state abortion restrictions, is undoubtedly one of the worst and most poorly reasoned decisions, legally speaking, that the high court has ever handed down.