Op-Ed: Does Roberts' surprise Supreme Court vote today mean abortion rights are safe for the long haul? (via latimesopinion)
a Louisiana law restricting access to abortion provides the strongest indication in years that Roe vs. Wade
unconstitutional in Whole Women’s Health vs. Hellerstedt. The larger significance of this case is to be found in Chief Justice John Roberts casting the fifth vote to invalidate the law based on the importance of following precedent. The question up to now had been how the court would deal with these laws, and even whether it might overrule Roe vs. Wade, in light of its newest justices. In 1992, when the court reaffirmed Roe vs. Wade in Planned Parenthood vs. Casey, Justice Anthony Kennedy was the fifth vote for the majority to continue constitutional protection for abortion rights. Likewise, in 2016, Kennedy was the fifth vote to strike down the Texas law in Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt.
But that is not what happened. Justice Stephen Breyer wrote an opinion joined by Justices Ginsburg, Sotomayor and Kagan explaining why the Louisiana law was an unconstitutional undue burden on a woman’s right to abortion. There is no evidence that a requirement for admitting privileges at hospitals in any way protects women’s health. Rarely do women receiving abortions need to be hospitalized. Even if they do, the doctors there will provide treatment.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Op-Ed: There have been periods of turmoil before — but not with Trump at the helmThe fall election could well turn on whether, after four years of Trump, the country is simply exhausted and needs a respite.
Weiterlesen »
Op-Ed: Even now, Trump still has approval ratings far higher than George Bush. Here's whyTrump's focus on appealing to his base and stoking political polarization has helped him maintain a stable approval floor.
Weiterlesen »
Op-Ed: Putin is likely to win his bid to stay in power another decade, but at what cost?Op-Ed: Putin is likely to win his bid to stay in power another decade, but at what cost? (via latimesopinion)
Weiterlesen »
Protester, journalist, bishop to testify before Congress on Trump's photo op at Lafayette SquareThe Democrat-led committee said the hearing will focus on determining what happened in the events leading up to and after the clearing of protesters, whether excessive force was used, and what policy options are available.
Weiterlesen »
Why Chief Justice Roberts Upheld Abortion RightsThe Supreme Court struck down an extreme anti-abortion law and upholds abortion rights (for now)
Weiterlesen »
Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana abortion clinic law\nBREAKING: The Supreme Court has struck down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics, reasserting a commitment to abortion rights over fierce opposition from dissenting conservative justices in the first big abortion case of the Trump era.
Weiterlesen »