I see it right now as being tough to overturn, as much as I would like to see it overturned.
Possible outcomes:
1. Lower courts overturn Alabama law following Roe v Wade. SC refuses to hear it. Some believe the Missouri law that will get passed has a much better chance of making it to the SC. Missouri law sounds pretty robust and sophisticated, nuanced with the goal of getting SC approval.
2. Roe v Wade only allows abortions thru the first 3 months, correct? If so, how under the current SC ruling is late term abortions even allowed, how can these states get away with near birth abortions? Do these laws need to be litigated? If they are breaking the SC’s ruling on Roe v Wade is this not then murder?
3. Science is going to eventually force the SC to reconsider, how and when I am not sure. Some believe they are very close to proving the fetus can feel pain, and when that happens it is “game over”. I would guess perhaps they would abort only up to the point the fetus has no ability to feel pain? I would assume this would fall under cruel and unusual punishment?
4. Can they at least allow for the man to have a say? If the man wants the baby why not complete
adoption papers prior to birth and the man gets the baby and the mom has no legal rights or economic liability. If mom wants no baby and the man wants one, at least let the child live and allow the man to parent. It takes to 2 people to create a child, one person should not have a unilateral ability to destroy a life when both parties freely engaged in sex.
5. Or, why can the SC not allow each state to decide?
I am not certain the SC has the stomach to overturn, Kavanaugh is a strict Catholic and Catholics do not believe in abortion but I believe Kavanaugh will not mix religion and the law. If he votes to overturn it will be based on the law, and he said in his hearings he understood the importance of court precedent.
Alabama passing this legislation and Mizzou to follow is definitely going to bring back a serious debate on this issue. Something has to give eventually, science has changed a bunch since the 70’s.
Since Roe v Wade there has been 60 million abortions in this country, that is frightening.
Possible outcomes:
1. Lower courts overturn Alabama law following Roe v Wade. SC refuses to hear it. Some believe the Missouri law that will get passed has a much better chance of making it to the SC. Missouri law sounds pretty robust and sophisticated, nuanced with the goal of getting SC approval.
2. Roe v Wade only allows abortions thru the first 3 months, correct? If so, how under the current SC ruling is late term abortions even allowed, how can these states get away with near birth abortions? Do these laws need to be litigated? If they are breaking the SC’s ruling on Roe v Wade is this not then murder?
3. Science is going to eventually force the SC to reconsider, how and when I am not sure. Some believe they are very close to proving the fetus can feel pain, and when that happens it is “game over”. I would guess perhaps they would abort only up to the point the fetus has no ability to feel pain? I would assume this would fall under cruel and unusual punishment?
4. Can they at least allow for the man to have a say? If the man wants the baby why not complete
adoption papers prior to birth and the man gets the baby and the mom has no legal rights or economic liability. If mom wants no baby and the man wants one, at least let the child live and allow the man to parent. It takes to 2 people to create a child, one person should not have a unilateral ability to destroy a life when both parties freely engaged in sex.
5. Or, why can the SC not allow each state to decide?
I am not certain the SC has the stomach to overturn, Kavanaugh is a strict Catholic and Catholics do not believe in abortion but I believe Kavanaugh will not mix religion and the law. If he votes to overturn it will be based on the law, and he said in his hearings he understood the importance of court precedent.
Alabama passing this legislation and Mizzou to follow is definitely going to bring back a serious debate on this issue. Something has to give eventually, science has changed a bunch since the 70’s.
Since Roe v Wade there has been 60 million abortions in this country, that is frightening.
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