From Jen Psaki: White House press secretary Jen Psaki refused to condemn on Thursday plans for protests to take place outside of conservative Supreme Court justices’ homes over the leaked draft opinion that suggests they plan to overturn Roe v. … Continue reading →
Now that The Great SCOTUS Leak has occurred, there’s even more talk than before about Congress passing some sort of national abortion bill. But if that were to happen, would such a bill be constitutional? “Constitutional” seems to be a … Continue reading →
Greenwald is right, and he’s crystal clear about what the legal issues are (he doesn’t deal with the moral ones). An excerpt: Rhetoric that heralds the values of democracy and warns of the tyranny of “unelected judges” and the like … Continue reading →
Let’s just assume that the Court will overrule Roe and send abortion policy decisions back to the states. Let’s also assume that Congress won’t manage to pass some sort of bill federalizing the right to abortion in every state (of … Continue reading →
It’s another giant step down the road to the ruin of the tacit agreements that allowed this country to function in a relatively peaceful manner. First we have the leak of Alito’s alleged majority opinion overturning Roe, and then the … Continue reading →
Food for thought: Democrats backing abortion rights predict a “revolution” of outraged voters ousting anti-abortion Republicans in elections for state legislatures and Congress. At least some Republicans are nervous about such a backlash… Today, the leading pro-abortion rights constituency is … Continue reading →
If Roe is overturned it will almost certainly leave decisions about abortion law in the hands of each state, for that state only. If Governor Newsom of California has anything to say about it, California will not only keep abortions … Continue reading →
Commenter “OBloody Proofreader Hell” writes: I think many, if not most, here, tend to be anti-abortion, while I take a much more middling approach, as I do not believe it is possible to defend anti-abortion without a referral to religion, … Continue reading →
VP Harris yesterday: The President and I are unequivocal in our support of Roe v. Wade and the constitutionality of Roe v. Wade, and the right of women to make decisions for themselves with whomever they choose — about their … Continue reading →
But I contend that there is no contradiction. The two positions are remarkably consistent, but you have to understand that the principle being advocated is not the one you suppose. The principle actually goes like this: “My body, my choice” … Continue reading →
The so-called Texas Heartbeat Law took effect yesterday. Here’s the text of the law; it’s long and I’ve only read about a third of it. It includes, among other things: Except as provided by Section 171.205, a physician may not … Continue reading →
…that he has decided to become him. There’s some interesting legal reasoning from Roberts in the case, which struck down a Louisiana law requiring abortionists to have hospital admitting privileges. Roberts was relying on precedent: “The legal doctrine of stare … Continue reading →