In 1973, the Supreme Court created a right to abortion in Roe v. Wade. On its face, all the court’s 2022 Dobbs decision does is rescind that right. What the court giveth, it taketh away. Which leaves abortion to federal and state legislation. If you follow this string all the way back to the h[...]
Posts Tagged ‘abortion’
July 11th, 2022 - 4:45 pm § in Law and Courts
Could abortion trigger a constitutional crisis or worse?
July 10th, 2022 - 1:44 pm § in Law and Courts
Protests, bounty hunters, and the Supreme Court
How do you deal with situations when emotions are running high? Soldiers in combat and airline pilots facing emergencies rely on their training and discipline. In civilian life, well-adjusted adults fall back on principle and social norms to guide their behavior in times of stress. We’ve seen [...]
When ideology trumps health
We saw that happen when Republicans defied health experts and went their own deadly way on Covid-19. On abortion, too, Republicans are sacrificing decency, compassion, and common sense to dogma. In an opinion piece at NBC News (read it here), a law professor diagnosed with breast cancer wrote, R[...]
June 26th, 2022 - 7:52 pm § in Law and Courts
Is the Supreme Court legitimate?
“Hear ye, hear ye, this dishonorable court is now in session!” “As of 24 June 2022, the US Supreme Court should officially be understood as an illegitimate institution – a tool of minority rule over the majority, and as part of a far-right ideological and authoritarian takeover.” [...]
GOP rep praises “historic victory for white life”
Does this mean nonwhites can still get abortions? Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
How abortion mixes church and state
Catholic doctrine insists if an abnormal fetus will kill its mother, and it’s “it or her,” both must die. That’s because, in the Pope’s thinking (and in the Church, nobody else’s thinking counts), the fetus is “absolutely innocent” whereas the mother i[...]
June 25th, 2022 - 1:49 pm § in Politics
GOP candidate withdraws after slapping female opponent
Yesterday, Jeann Lugo (photo, left) was a Providence, Rhode Island, police officer and GOP candidate for state senate. Today, he’s no longer a candidate, is on administrative leave, and probably will lose his police job. He’ll likely be sued for personal injury, and may go to jail, too. [...]
May 19th, 2022 - 5:55 pm § in Politics
Are fetuses incinerated to generate electricity for street lights?
Let’s start here: Police cadets are taught they need evidence to build a case. Law students are taught to win cases with evidence. Science is evidence-based. Conservative beliefs are not based on evidence: Conservatives didn’t need evidence to believe Hillary Clinton ran a child traffick[...]
May 16th, 2022 - 3:19 am § in Law and Courts, Politics
Supreme Court: What’s lurking behind 3 leaks in 9 days?
A Supreme Court leak is highly unusual, but not unprecedented. Three leaks in nine days is unique in American history. The first leak was Alito’s draft on May 2. The second, on May 7, was inside information about the justices’ deliberations. The third, on May 11, was information that c[...]