Hutchinson: National abortion ban floated by McConnell is ‘inconsistent with what we’ve been fighting for’

The Hill ^ | May 8, 2022 | Mychael Schnell

[sauropod]

Ban it.

[Sacajaweau]

37 States prohibited abortions from our early years. By 1900, ALL STATES had laws which prohibited abortion by any means.

[Theophilus]

From the story: "Hutchinson said such a move may have “some constitutional issues.”

What? Like the 5th Amemdment?

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Babies are people and life is life. No more half measures damnit!

[SunkenCiv]

Asa’s a piece of work, or a piece of somethin’, anyway.

https://freerepublic.com/tag/asahutchinson/index

[Ge0ffrey]

McConnell is deliberately ginning up Democrat turnout.

[Svartalfiar]

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on Sunday said a national abortion ban floated by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is “inconsistent with what we’ve been fighting for.”

Not really. Most of the people opposed to abortion believe in the right of every person to life. Allowing some States to kill babies willy-nilly is what would be inconsistent with the fight.



“I think it’s inconsistent with what we’ve been fighting for four decades, which is that we wanted the Roe v. Wade reversed and the authority to return to the states. And so as a matter of principle, that’s where it should be,” Hutchinson said.
“If you look at a constitutional or a national standard that goes against the, that trust of the states having prerogative, and secondly, I think there’s some constitutional issues with a national standard as well as to one is the authority of the Constitution to enact that,” he added.

Returning the penumbra of the "right to privacy" to the States/people, yes. But recognizing that every person has the right to life, that's certainly within the prerogative of Federal law under the Constitution.

[Republican in occupied CA]

He’s being honest.

The people that think there should be a national ban on Abortion should speak up instead of being duplicitous. It’s what a lot of Pro-Life people want. And it’s why this talk of ‘State’s Rights’ sounds like the BS it is to a lot of people.

Left and Right are equally quick to claim ‘State’s rights’ *OR* use the full force of the federal government to enforce what they consider important. Neither *actually* respects State’s rights most of the time, because there’s always a convenient moral justification, be it against weed, guns, abortion, voting or any other issue.