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  1. 06-24-2022, 10:32 AM #1
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    Roe v. Wade is Done

    I agree with this reasoning and have long thought the original decision was wrong because of it.

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday took the dramatic step of overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized a woman's constitutional right to an abortion and legalized it nationwide, handing a momentous victory to Republicans and religious conservatives who want to limit or ban the procedure.

    The court, in a 6-3 ruling powered by its conservative majority, upheld a Republican-backed Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks. The vote was 5-4 to overturn Roe, with Chief Justice John Roberts writing separately to say he would have upheld the Mississippi law but not taken the additional step of erasing the precedent altogether.

    The justices held that the Roe v. Wade 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.
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    I hope that it turns out to be a good thing, I'm just not convinced that it will be.

    I would like to see no abortions as a matter of personal conscience rather than a matter of law.
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    Despite all the gnashing of teeth and threats of violence, nothing in this decision will prevent abortions. Many states will still allow abortion and those who don't will have employers who will pay for women to go wherever they need to get an abortion. There will be programs established to help women who are of lower income to be able to travel to get an abortion if it is prevented in their state.
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    I find it somewhat ironic that there are thousands of women screaming for the right to murder their unborn child .

    There are so many options to prevent pregnancy that I have a hard time understanding the need for the HUGE number of abortions that are now done.



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    Kevin , you are correct . I should not havre posted that statement and I apologize to the membership. As you can see , I have edited my post and removed the offending statement .

    [**added by Mike: Something didn't work with your edit IV, but I took care of it for you. Thank you for your attempt!]
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    Okey-dokey. Thanks!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Honda View Post
    Despite all the gnashing of teeth and threats of violence, nothing in this decision will prevent abortions. Many states will still allow abortion and those who don't will have employers who will pay for women to go wherever they need to get an abortion. There will be programs established to help women who are of lower income to be able to travel to get an abortion if it is prevented in their state.
    I agree. This will probably make it inconvenient for a lot of folks, but I think it should be inconvenient.
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    Recent polls appear to show most Americans support the ability to have an abortion procedure performed. However, because a majority backs it, does not make it legal.

    We are a county of law-abiding citizens. I doubt very much this SCOTUS decision will change that. What I don't want to see is SCOTUS vacillating as the member's politics change due to future appointments. Doing that would weaken a legal pillar of our community.

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    Quote Originally Posted by UTAH View Post
    ......What I don't want to see is SCOTUS vacillating as the member's politics change due to future appointments. Doing that would weaken a legal pillar of our community.

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    Doing that would destroy any credibility they might have.
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    Quote Originally Posted by UTAH View Post
    Recent polls appear to show most Americans support the ability to have an abortion procedure performed. However, because a majority backs it, does not make it legal.

    We are a county of law-abiding citizens. I doubt very much this SCOTUS decision will change that. What I don't want to see is SCOTUS vacillating as the member's politics change due to future appointments. Doing that would weaken a legal pillar of our community.

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    Everything was rocking along pretty good until the ultra left started advocating for aborting babies in their 8th and 9th month by usually piercing them in the skull to kill them after they were removed from the womb. They took one step too far and it's come back to bite them.
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