All posts tagged "Justice Harry Blackmun"
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477AnalysisLet’s remind Joe Scarborough on Constitution Day that abortion isn’t a constitutional right
Constitution Day is a celebration of the ratification of one of America’s founding documents, established in 1911 before becoming officially recognized in...
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868AnalysisThe tragic decision-making behind Roe v. Wade and its disastrous health consequences
The Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and its equally controversial companion case, Doe v. Bolton, created a public health vacuum,...
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483AnalysisRoe v. Wade granted special privileges to abortionists
(National Review) Many believe that Roe v. Wade conferred on American women an absolute right to abortion. That’s not the case. In...
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4.3KAnalysis‘Collision course with itself’: Even SCOTUS justices have noted problems with a ‘viability’ standard for abortion
In an amicus brief filed in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, Democrats for Life...
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1.9KAnalysisWhy did Roe v. Wade decision define ‘viability’ at a later gestation than medical experts?
In the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade abortion decision, Justice Harry Blackmun allowed in his opinion for unrestricted abortion prior to “viability”...
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1.7KOpinionWhat Roe v. Wade got right
In Roe v. Wade, it was held that abortion is protected by “the right of privacy.” What does the Constitution say about...
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15.8KOpinion“Abortion rights” are in the Constitution? Show me where.
At the University of North Georgia, some students put on a celebration recently. What were they celebrating? Abortion, of course. With cookies....
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2.2KOpinionRoe v. Wade: The original Chewbacca defense
Over the centuries, scholars, judges, and philosophers have all helped to shape our legal nomenclature. So have Wookiees. Attorneys say that when...
