米最高裁判決案漏洩の件

　私としてはかっちり漏洩の経過をチェックし、しかと対処せねばならぬと考える立場ということで。まずは手続き上の正義を守らねば、ということにしたい。

BBC Roe v Wade: US Supreme Court may overturn abortion rights, leak suggests 3 May 2022

「Millions of women across the US could soon lose their legal right to abortion, according to a leaked Supreme Court document.

The document, published by Politico, suggests the country's top court is poised to overturn the 1973 decision that legalised abortion nationwide.

If the court strikes down the Roe v Wade ruling, individual states would be allowed to ban abortion if they wish.

It is expected abortion could then be banned in almost half of US states.

The Supreme Court's justices are expected to issue a ruling in late June or early July.」

　大問題としては―生命の尊重ということは大きいにせよ―特に貧乏階層に厳しいことになりそうだ、ということ。そしてそれはそれなりにいい確率で黒人女性でもあろう。人種問題再びになりかねないことも課題になるのではなかろうか。

「Limiting abortion access will most intensely affect poor women, researchers say, and they are already more likely to seek an abortion in the first place.

Women in their 20s account for the majority of abortions - in 2019 about 57% were in this age group. Black Americans get abortions at the highest rate - 27 per 1,000 women aged 15-44.」

　いえまあ、そりゃあ、胎児がおおきくなってからの堕胎は母体にも厳しいだろう、だから早いうちから対処するならともかくさあ、という立場は理解できる。50年前と違うんだ、いまじゃあもっと早期により母体に問題ない対処だってね、という言い方だってあるだろう。しかし、そうした現代的医療技術に接することが難しい層もだね…というのは、うん、まあ、その…。

BBC Abortion ruling: US Supreme Court says leak is real as investigation launched 4 May 2022

「A leaked document suggesting millions of US women could lose the legal right to abortion is genuine, the Supreme Court's chief justice has confirmed.

But it does not represent the court's final decision, said John Roberts.

The leak has stirred expectations that the 1973 decision which legalised abortion in the US could be overturned, allowing individual states to ban it.」

　―子供どころか結婚もできないこちらとしては、なんでそう不幸な結合をと思う気持ちは、そりゃあ多少は。