Leave it to the political Left to turn one scaremongering opportunity into multiple ones, even against direct evidence that the fears are unfounded.

Not content with imagining a parade of pregnancy-related horribles if Justice Samuel Alito’s draft abortion decision becomes law, leftists insist that “same-sex marriage, contraception,” and even civil rights might now be headed for the back alley. Business Insider devoted a column to the alleged threat. So did Politico and USA Today. Ted Kennedy’s hagiographer Charles Pierce tweeted the same thing in high dudgeon, and liberal “analyst” Jeff Greenfield tweeted in support of Pierce. The list goes on.