I wonder if the same rationale will be used in abortion cases.
It should be. There is no Constitutional provision for or against abortion. Roe v Wade should be overturned and the SCOTUS should rule that it is a matter for each State to decide.
Yes, it will. It will be up to the states ... it always should have been.
You may have it pegged. This may be setting up a repeal of Roe.
I wonder if the same rationale will be used in abortion cases.I was just telling a friend in Oregon who was happy about this decision "you know, this could be a kep precedent in overturning Roe".
I agree with the decision as far as the idea it should be a state function, though I think involving the medical profession in suicide is an extremely dangerous and corrupting concept.
-Eric
The Court has already ruled that assisted suicide is not a constitutionally-protected right. So no, the rationale wouldn't be the same because the question isn't the same.
Yes, the same rational will probably at some point be used for abortion, and that is a shame. Life and death, which is what we are dealing with here, is a legitimate province of the federal government.
Hopefully soon. It does not matter whether it is right or wrong. It is a States' rights issue. We need to decrease the role of the federal government and return the power to the States as the Constitution intended it to be.
However, that's unlikely because the Federal Government will get larger and larger until states become rather insignificant.
Of course not.. because judges rule on inconsistency. They choose to find ways to keep the things they want and get rid of those they don't.
I value the right of the individual to make choices concerning themself. When it comes to the rights of another human being born or unborn I value their choice as well even if I can't hear it quite yet.