This is a required 7-paragraph substantive written reflection paper. Below you will find all the resources to work on the paper. This paper needs 10 pieces of evidence from different sources and each body paragraph should have at least 2 pieces of evidence.
Below you will see all the sources to work on, the sources are very short to follow up on. Only the sources that I provided have to be used, No outside sources. I provide 12 link sources and 1 attached file please use at least 10 sources. Please it is really important to read the attached file. There is some great information on it.
Structure of the paper:
Firstly, please have a depth details introduction to the topic, and why it is important to talk about it. Body paragraphs with pieces of evidence and then a conclusion.
Questions to focus on (Please answer within depth and detail each of these questions in the paper), and feel free to answer questions you might have too:
The path to overturning established legal precedents (including but not limited to Roe v. Wade).
What is the significance of the long conservative realignment and ascendancy that has culminated in this leaked draft opinion that clearly so enflames and polarizes the country? Do you find yourself struck by analogies we explored to the Dred Scott decision of 1857? YOU ARE FREE TO OFFER ANY PERSONAL viewpoints, and there is no right answer in terms of what is an academically acceptable response. You are being asked to explore the historical contexts that shed light on the current polarization of the country as well as this intriguing moment in which something long anticipated is finally happening. Do you ha
ve concerns about the way our system of government is operating (an unelected group of 5 people making decisions that hugely impact, and possibly upend, the lives of hundreds of millions of Americans)? Do you have concerns about the direction in which this leaked decision might seem to be taking the country? What happens in a country where a meeting of the minds on the middle ground is increasingly unlikely? Is the Courts legitimacy in doubt?
Please do NOT write a research paper but please DO compose reflections that are strongly grounded in the assigned sources.
Sources: Please copy-paste each link to get access to them
Roe V. Wade overturned a victory lap for the Conservative ascendancy?
Dutch doctor prepares to mail abortion pills to US women ( 1.36 minutes video): https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2022/05/05/abortion-mail-order-pills-dnt-lead-foreman-vpx.cnn
Louisiana Republicans advanced a bill that would charge abortion as homicide (1.16 minutes video): https://www.msnbc.com/mtp-daily/watch/louisiana-republicans-advance-bill-that-would-charge-abortion-as-homicide-139365957692
The movements against abortion began long before Roe V. Wade (3 minutes of the listening article): https://www.npr.org/2022/05/04/1096154028/the-movement-against-abortion-rights-is-nearing-its-apex-but-it-began-way-before
For the religious right, abortion was a means to power as segregation lost political potency (8.46 minutes video): https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/for-religious-right-abortion-was-a-means-to-power-as-segregation-lost-political-potency-139322949896
Phillis Schlafly debates Betty Friedan on ERA (23 minutes video)