WASHINGTON - Online searches around the topic of vasectomies have skyrocketed following the leak of a draft opinion that would overturn Roe v.
Wade and sharply curtail abortion rights in many U.S. states.In fact, daily searches for vasectomies have increased 99% since the leaked draft opinion was published early last week, according to an analysis of Google Trends and search volume data shared by Innerbody Research, a home health product research firm.
The Supreme Court draft, revealed by Politico and later confirmed as authentic by Chief Justice John Roberts, suggested the court is poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v.
Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide. "Roe was egregiously wrong from the start," the draft opinion states, which was signed by Justice Samuel Alito, a member of the court’s 6-3 conservative majority.