The 2022 Supreme Court Overturning of Roe v. Wade refers to the United States Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade – a court case that made abortion legal nationwide – in late June 2022. The decision followed a wide-scale leak of a Supreme Court document that happened a month prior in May. Roe v. Wade has surfaced in online discourse throughout the 21st century amid events like Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination, Ruth Bader Ginsberg's death and #StopTheBans, among other political moments and controversies. The May 2022 leak reported by the news outlet Politico generated buzz surrounding President Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton and the Pregnant Man Emoji as well. Additionally, the idea of male politicians making laws about women's rights or bodies inspired memes and tweets across social media as pro-life and pro-choice users engaged in viral debates mid-2022.
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