So the question is: If the right to privacy designated in Roe v. Wade is widely accepted (especially by leftists) as the Law of the Land, wouldn’t that mean that the government has no right to our personal healthcare information?
Doesn’t that put Obamacare at odds with Roe v. Wade, and thus render it unconstitutional? Of course I realize that the Supreme Court ruled Obamacare to be constitutionally valid, but that is because the right to privacy was never brought up in the arguments to be considered, nor addressed in the Court’s decision.
Good question. Here’s my thought. The Supreme Court ruled that obamacare’s requirement of proof of health insurance and subsequent potential fine is a tax. The IRS requires very sensitive information from everyone who submits a tax return. To comply with the tax code Americans must submit this info and that has never been subject to privacy protection.
In other words because it’s now a tax they have the right to the information. Thank SCOTUS.