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Is Abortion More Important than Safety? The Case Now Before the U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering the June Medical Services v. Russo case concerning whether Louisiana’s law requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a local hospital conflicts with the Court’s 2016 Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt decision along with a second issue about “whether abortion providers can legally represent the interests of women seeking an abortion when those providers sue to overthrow laws protecting those women’s health and safety.”
Posted in Sanctity of Life
Tagged American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Dr. Christina Francis, June Medical Services v. Russo, Louisiana, Missouri, SCOTUS, Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt
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The Kavanaugh Hearings Should Focus on Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Not Roe v. Wade
In the first few days of his confirmation hearings,Judge Brett Kavanaugh has already been doggedly questioned on his views on abortion, specifically whether he will overturn Roe v. Wade. The attention on his views is warranted. If Judge Kavanaugh is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court, the 5-4 conservative majority will have the ability to overturn the court-protected “right” to abortion.
But contrary to conventional wisdom, Roe v. Wade is no longer the main constitutional guardian for abortion access. While Roe established that the constitutional right to privacy extends to the choice of whether to abort a baby, most …
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Tagged Abortion, Abuse of Discretion, Brett Kavanaugh, Carhartt v. Gonzalez, Clarke Forsythe, Griswold v Connecticut, Harry Blackman, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Roe v. Wade, Sandra Day O’Connor, stare decisis, U.S. Senate, Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt
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