The Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade – stripping away the constitutional right to an abortion. Even though these protections were in place for nearly half a century, the Supreme Court, with its 6-3 decision, took back the fundamental right to control one’s own body and make decisions about their own healthcare.

And just like that, with decades of concerted buildup, 50 years of settled jurisprudence was brought to its knees with the leaked draft opinion of Justice Samuel Alito on Roe v. Wade. Whatever your opinion about abortion, this may indeed mark the first time in the modern history of the Court that a Constitutional right, once recognized and granted, is to be taken away.

I am beyond excited to witness history being made, but let’s be clear: the level of excellence a woman of color has to possess in order to be considered for this role is unfair in comparison to others.