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The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Abstract

This comment uncovers the harsh trickling effects of overturning Roe v. Wade through focusing on the statistical nexus between the Texas’ foster care system, the victims of system cycling, and the criminal justice system. We are witnesses to watching the Court in 1973 from first balancing State’s interest and women’s fundamental rights to having the subject be a topic of the political battlefield.

Examining precedent and the reasoning behind the United States Supreme Court’s decision is a science, and the statistics continue to prove Texas’ child welfare systems are failing the children of America. Juvenile delinquency directly correlates with low income and poverty-stricken communities. Economically, the Texas Trigger Law hardens the targeting of these communities likely heightening the number of children being driven into a life of crime and spending their life cycling between the juvenile and criminal justice system.

The notion of Equal Protection is deeply rooted in the United States Constitution. However, it has yet to be relied upon to advocate for states to further the freedom promised by America and defeat anti-abortion laws. Mindset is everything, and the guarantee of liberty and equality are promised to all people within the walls of our country.

Justice Ginsburg was hopeful for a change of mindset, and it is my hope that Texas shifts its mindset and focuses on assisting children and mitigating the cyclical nature of poverty. She reminds us, real change happens one step at a time.

Last Page

406

First Page

365

Journal Title

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Volume Number

26

Issue Number

3

Publisher

St. Mary's University School of Law

ISSN

1537-405X

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