On June 24, this was abundantly clear when the court quickly put forth their expected ruling to deny rights to any person with a uterus. The court is a failed institution. There will be more death.

In the past, Hall's church, a fundamentalist congregation that opposes critical race theory, had stood behind its controversial pastor.

But Witt, as is the case with most who follow such issues, understands the court’s rationale might now be used to go after other rights, such as same-sex marriage, consensual gay sexual activity, provision of contraceptive services, even the right of couples to marry if partners are of a different race.

 I remember what it was like to be a young woman before Roe v. Wade. The fear, the issues we would be confronted with if we were to get pregnant, the shame on our families if we did get pregnant, no matter if we had the child out of wedlock or chose to get a back-alley abortion.

While some are taking a victory lap after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe V. Wade, others in the region are determined to fight back.

Beyond a rollback of abortion rights, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson's team is preparing to face what might come next.