Friday, July 15, 2022
Clarence Thomas Wants to End Marriage Equality. He Has Two Different Strategies to Do It. – Mother Jones
…If the court takes up Thomas' invitation to expand religious rights for public employees, same-sex couples could see their own rights significantly rolled back. "It would drive a truck size hole" in the right to marry the person you love, says Litman. But the possible impact wouldn't stop there. If clerks could object to same-sex marriage licenses, they could presumably object to one for an interracial couple. Religion would continue to seep into public classrooms. Litman also raises the possibility of ramifications for healthcare if the court goes down this path. Doctors and administrators at public hospitals could refuse to provide contraception or gender-affirming care, she points out…

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