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Okay, this is retarded. Here's how this works. They passs the law. Law gets challenged in Federal District Court. Summary judgment motion granted in short order, lengthened by press frenzy, but law struck down. Appeal to the Circuit court -- denied. Appeal to the Supreme Court -- denied. The Supremes won't even hear the case.
Okay, let's get this straight. There is still a 5-4 majority on the court that would definately without a doubt uphold Roe v. Wade. That ain't gonna change. Roberts said he would not strike it down.
What the Supreme Court may do, however, is uphold a *limit* to the right to the aborition. The holding of Roe v. Wade is that the government may not *unreasonably* restrict the right to have an abortion. But, there are reasonable restrictions that could be placed on it.
Parental consent keeps getting struck down as unconstitutional, but mark my words parental notification would not. Late term abortion limits get struck down, BUT ONLY because they do not leave and escape clause for cases where the mother's life may be at risk.
If the Retarded Red Right in this country would pass reasonable limits on abortion, they'd stick. But, the Retarded Red Right's leaders really don't want to overturn abortion, they just want a hotbutton issue to manipulate their "base" of voters. So, they stick with the extremes, and it gives them a neverending fight over the issue -- THAT'S GREAT FOR POLITICS!!! Politics needs fights.
Final Commend to Illumina regarding the problem with legislating morality. It ain't that simple. If you think about it, making Murder illegal is legislating morality. The question isn't is Murder illegal, it's whether or not killing of a fetus = murder.
Now, under our law, a fetus = human life. Period. Stab a pregnant woman and you get double murder. Rather, to uphold the right of privacy (including the right to procreate) found in our constitution, the law allows a balancing test where abortion is concerned. This balancing test weighs the liberty rights of the mother against the life rights of the fetus. Under Roe v. Wade, the liberty interests of the mother (abortion) generally trump the life interests of the fetus, but can be restricted by the government, so long as such restrictions are not unreasonable.
And that's the law. Thanks for playing.
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