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Alabama Passes Bill Banning Abortion
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To be fair, spath, I'd put my thread in a quieter part of AB (deliberately, to try and promote one of the subcategories). Easy to miss.
I think the deliberate point of passing this law is *because* it will be blocked. But it would be blocked at, say, a State level, then a Circuit Courts level, then all the way to the US Supreme Court. The stated objective is to force this to the courts (ideally when the liberal Justice Ginsberg pops her clogs, too*), so that Roe v. Wade can be overturned. It's cynical and despicable lawmaking.
*This was actually implied in an interview by one of the senators who voted for this.
I think the deliberate point of passing this law is *because* it will be blocked. But it would be blocked at, say, a State level, then a Circuit Courts level, then all the way to the US Supreme Court. The stated objective is to force this to the courts (ideally when the liberal Justice Ginsberg pops her clogs, too*), so that Roe v. Wade can be overturned. It's cynical and despicable lawmaking.
*This was actually implied in an interview by one of the senators who voted for this.
Yes and no. There's nothing undemocratic about the decision, it is true -- although strictly speaking it's unconstitutional as long as Roe v. Wade is in force.
But when democracies make decisions like this -- which in particular is horrifying, as it is a minority of men imposing their morality on a majority of women -- then you could well argue that there are some areas where the people shouldn't be allowed to vote on without universal consent.
But when democracies make decisions like this -- which in particular is horrifying, as it is a minority of men imposing their morality on a majority of women -- then you could well argue that there are some areas where the people shouldn't be allowed to vote on without universal consent.
// Slippery slope, there, jim. //
It doesn't have to be. It's already established in the US that some issues are legislatively untouchable -- at least as long as the Constitution covers it. Why shouldn't abortion be such an issue? And what slippery slope can you imagine would be started if you allow women access to proper healthcare when they need it?
It doesn't have to be. It's already established in the US that some issues are legislatively untouchable -- at least as long as the Constitution covers it. Why shouldn't abortion be such an issue? And what slippery slope can you imagine would be started if you allow women access to proper healthcare when they need it?
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