The Ugandan court that endorsed the nation’s 2023 “Kill the Gays” law drew inspiration from the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning its previous Roe v. Wade ruling that had established abortion rights. In explaining their support for the 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA), the Ugandan Constitutional Court said that the U.S. Supreme Court had established a new standard that considered “history and traditions” more important than individual human rights. The Ugandan court similarly considered traditional homophobia to be an adequate basis for the AHA’s provision calling for the execution of homosexuals who persist in consensual same-sex activity, which it categorizes as “aggravated homosexuality”.