Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade in landmark opinion
The Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, effectively ending recognition of a constitutional right to abortion and giving individual states the power to allow, limit, or ban the practice altogether.The ruling came in the court's opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which centered on a Mississippi law that banned abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The Republican-led state of Mississippi asked the Supreme Court to strike down a lower court ruling that stopped the 15-week abortion ban from taking place.
"We end this opinion where we began. Abortion presents a profound moral question. The Constitution does not prohibit the citizens of each State from regulating or prohibiting abortion. Roe and Casey arrogated that authority. We now overrule those decisions and return that authority to the people and their elected representatives," Justice Samuel Alito wrote in the court's opinion.
Alito's opinion began with an exploration and criticism of Roe v. Wade and its holding that while states have "a legitimate interest in protecting ‘potential life,'' this interest was not strong enough to prohibit abortions before the time of fetal viability, understood to be at about 23 weeks into pregnancy.
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Bullchit!
This is what we call hope and change?
Matthew 22
Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. And the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
All children are gifts from God and therefore neighbors to all....
Just what a collapsing environment sorely needs right now....
A demonstration, if ever there was one, of the Insanity of Religion
And for your other question ... yes .. still murder.
- Voltaire
Not necessarily, mate; it is the thin edge of the wedge....
- Voltaire
It breaks my heart (even more) when people are intentionally cruel to animals... especially dogs!
Definitely NOT suggesting that you are, btw...but let's face it; in so many ways, dogs, generally, are better than a lot of people!