The Onion Savagely Mocks Supreme Court Roe v. Wade Ruling With Homepage Takeover

variety.com:

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe Onion mercilessly lampooned the U.S. Supreme Court’s reactionary tilt following Friday’s historic decision to nullify Roe v.

Wade.The satirical outlet’s eight lead items Friday on the homepage were simply headlines — over the same photo of the current Supreme Court justices — that alluded to the court’s 5-4 vote to overturn Roe v.

Wade, the 1973 decision that had established Americans’ constitutional right to abortions.“Supreme Court Votes 5-4 To Throw Beer Bottle At Slut,” says The Onion’s lead item.In other variations on that theme, The Onion reports that the court voted 5-4 to “Lock Nation’s Toddlers In Hot Cars”; “Drive Slowly Alongside Woman Walking Home Alone At Night”; “Add Jesus Into All Paintings”; “Make It Illegal For Women To Deceive Men With Makeup”; “Baptize Constitution”; “Reclassify Women As Service Animals”; and “Reopen Japanese Internment Camps.” The Onion’s vilification of the conservative-majority court continued lower on the page, with another headline reading “Supreme Court Rules 5-4 To Ride Stephen Breyer Around Like A Horse.” Justice Breyer was among the four judges to vote against overturning Roe v.

Wade, alongside Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.Other brutal jabs at the court included “Kavanaugh, Thomas Champion Creating Better Future For Next Generation Of Rapists”; “Woman’s Preventable Death During Childbirth Upheld In 6-3 Supreme Court Vote“; and “Nation Forced To Seek Human Rights From Back-Alley Supreme Court.”Last month, The Onion staged a similar front-page takeover following the horrific shooting deaths of 19 children and two adults at an Uvalde, Texas, elementary school.