Those who oppose abortion should not have the power to impose their views on women who don’t agree with them. It should occur in a safe and hygienic clinic. It should be made by a woman and her doctor. My own view is that the decision about abortion is private and personal.
(If Amy Coney Barrett were really an Originalist, she would resign at once since the original Constitution said nothing about women having the right to vote or participate in public life). If this is the Court’s standard, we can anticipate the rollback of civil rights law, including the Brown decision, gay marriage, and anything else that is too controversial for the “Originalist” majority. Justice Alito says in his draft decision that one reason to overturn Roe is that it is so divisive. The extremists love the unborn more than the born. It’s easy to imagine that the reddest states would devote more resources to stopping abortion than to caring for children after they are born, with medical care, good schools, nutrition, and the other supports they need. It’s hard to know how they will enforce this. Some states are trying to outlaw receiving abortion pills by mail. Women will die because of this decision, if it represents the final decision. Or they will try to self-abort with wire hangars or other methods that risk their lives. Women without the means to travel will seek abortions from back-alley abortionists in unhygienic circumstances. Women who have the money will travel to the states where it is still legal to get an abortion. The Supreme Court wants the decision made not by those it affects, but by state legislatures. It should be their decision, made in consultation with a qualified health-care specialist. The victim must give birth to the child of her father or brother.Ībortion is a painful decision for most women. The victim must give birth to her rapist’s child.
These laws make no exception for women who are victims of incest or rape. Several states, anticipating this decision, have passed laws banning abortion after six weeks, before a woman knows she is pregnant. That includes Protestants, Jews, and moderate Catholics, as well as those of other faiths or none at all. Women who are not Catholic will be required to bend to the hardcore doctrine of the most ardent Catholics. The same decision could also have been written if the Court had a majority of Orthodox Jews, who oppose abortion. Nancy Pelosi, another strong Catholic, supports Roe.Īs an American, I ask how it is possible that a Court dominated by members of one religion can impose their beliefs on the entire nation? I am beyond outraged by this potential decision. President Biden, an observant Catholic, opposes this decision and supports women’s rights to control their own body. (Neil Gorsuch was born Catholic but apparently is or may be Anglican.) Justice Sonia Sotomayer, who is also Catholic, will not vote for this decision. they will join with at least two other Catholic justices to overturn Roe. All three are Catholics who are staunchly opposed to abortion. This most ignorant of presidents appointed three of the Court’s most conservative justices. The Supreme Court decided in 1973 that women had a right to decide what happens to their bodies. The implications of this decision-if it stands as written-are profound. A draft decision written by Justice Samuel Alito claims that the 50-year-old decision was wrongly decided. It has been widely reported in the media that the Supreme Court intends to overturn Roe v.