SCOTUS hears Mississippi abortion law
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Did anyone listen today?
I did for about 30 minutes, and it was quite interesting.
The Solicitor General argued that since Roe was established law stare decisis applies. Justice Kavanaugh then pointed out half a dozen cases where stare decisis was not applied (Brown vs Board, Dred Scott), and the court revisited these rulings to overturn them.
There was a discussion about viability of the fetus, particularly with respect to the 15 week cutoff. Roberts said that there were only seven countries which don't impose a cutoff for abortion. Among them are China, North Korea, and, of course the United States.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@george-k said in SCOTUS hears Mississippi abortion law:
@89th said in SCOTUS hears Mississippi abortion law:
abortion isn't a constitutional right
It's shoehorned into the 4th amendment.
Awkwardly at that.
I was listening to the viability discussions and stare decisis this morning. It was interesting. Kagan and Sotomayor had clearly made their minds up before hearings ever began.
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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@mik said in SCOTUS hears Mississippi abortion law:
Kagan and Sotomayor had clearly made their minds up before hearings ever began.
With this type of case I'd imagine most (6-7?) have already made up their minds. Swing votes like Roberts will be key... Aside from being on the pro-life side of this issue, I kinda want to see the left freak out if their SCOTUS baby is taken away. No pun intended.
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@george-k said in SCOTUS hears Mississippi abortion law:
Did anyone listen today?
I did for about 30 minutes, and it was quite interesting.
The Solicitor General argued that since Roe was established law stare decisis applies. Justice Kavanaugh then pointed out half a dozen cases where stare decisis was not applied (Brown vs Board, Dred Scott), and the court revisited these rulings to overturn them.
There was a discussion about viability of the fetus, particularly with respect to the 15 week cutoff. Roberts said that there were only seven countries which don't impose a cutoff for abortion. Among them are China, North Korea, and, of course the United States.
Run a poll and ask people if they believe our abortion laws should be closer to Europe’s or China and North Korea?
