Quote (fender @ Jun 24 2022 02:28pm)
i said it almost 2 months ago:
It will not affect those other things... at all.
In fact, it has nothing whatsoever to do with those other things.
This decision is not a precursor to the right going crazy. This decision is about fixing a bad decision made long ago.
This is about assuring the rights of an unborn fetus, weighed against assuring the rights of people that don't take responsibility for their actions.
If the supreme court decides to come down on something like gay marriage... I'll be right there beside you saying... "say what"?!?
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-court-overturns-abortion-rights-landmark-2022-06-24/Quote
The justices, in the ruling written by conservative Justice Samuel Alito, held that the Roe decision that allowed abortions performed before a fetus would be viable outside the womb - between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy - was wrongly decided because the U.S. Constitution makes no specific mention of abortion rights.
By erasing abortion as a constitutional right, the ruling restored the ability of states to ban it, fundamentally altering America's landscape on the issue of reproductive rights.
Quote
Roe v. Wade recognized that the right to personal privacy under the Constitution protects a woman's ability to terminate her pregnancy. The Supreme Court in a 1992 ruling called Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey reaffirmed abortion rights and prohibited laws imposing an "undue burden" on abortion access. Friday's ruling overturned the Casey decision as well.
"Roe was egregiously wrong from the start. Its reasoning was exceptionally weak, and the decision has had damaging consequences. And far from bringing about a national settlement of the abortion issue, Roe and Casey have enflamed debate and deepened division," Alito added.
This post was edited by Ghot on Jun 24 2022 12:48pm