SNL gets medieval to mock abortion debate

Published May 8, 2022 1:16pm ET



Saturday Night Live poked fun at the Supreme Court by comparing the renewed abortion debate to the medieval times following the leak of an opinion draft indicating the high court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade.

One of skits on the NBC comedy show took viewers back to a castle in 1235 where an anti-abortion law was being discussed. Another mocked Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s views on abortion.

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