REAL conservatives are PRO-LIFE... PERIOD!!!
Posted on 04/18/2007 7:14:49 AM PDT by Spiff
Edited on 04/18/2007 8:48:59 AM PDT by Lead Moderator. [history]
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court upheld the nationwide ban on a controversial abortion procedure Wednesday, handing abortion opponents the long-awaited victory they expected from a more conservative bench.
The 5-4 ruling said the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act that Congress passed and President Bush signed into law in 2003 does not violate a woman's constitutional right to an abortion.
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My first thought. BTTT! for the unborn.
Rudy says he'll appoint "Strict Constructionist" to the SC. Ask yourself this. Would you want Rudy sitting on the SC today? Why would anyone want him to be the next President? Blackbird.
REAL conservatives are PRO-LIFE... PERIOD!!!
Excellent news.
I agree. From everything I’ve heard, a lot of this has more to do with how certain issues can be brought into an opinion. That is why I say that we need the “right” case to overturn Roe, the trick is to figure out just what that is.
I hear you on that one. Of course, while I'm a little squemish about the federalism issues surrounding this, I have to say to the libs: live by the commerce clause, die by the commerce clause. (No pun intended)
The Court rejected the rigid trimester framework of Roe in the Casey decision. Please read that to understand the undue burden standard that’s now used.
From what I remember, all the testimony in the lower court cases showed that there would NEVER be a situation where a partial birth abortion would be needed to save the mother.
Wrong. For all intents and purposes, Roe v Wade makes abortion on demand legally acceptable for whatever reason a woman chooses throughout her entire pregnancy. Until now. This is why removing the most heinous type of abortion procedure and upholding the ban on PBA was such a historic decision.
God, thank You for answering our prayers! Please continue to work on the hearts and minds of all people, who’s eyes are blinded by the enemy. Amen!
It was a GRUSOME procedure. I am so happy today! I feel like we have gotten some of our sanity on this issue back.
Right, and on what should have been a "slam-dunk" decision! PBA is a rare type of abortion, so this decision is not likely to have a real impact on the number of abortions performed each year. It's a start, but we need a decision that impacts on the acceptability of all abortions.
A good decision for example would be one that made it a crime to harm an unborn child during the commission of a crime. Ron Paul FWIW voted against such a measure when he had a chance to show his so-called pro-life credentials.
This ruling is a pyrrhic victory at best. The Supreme Court upheld a federal ban on an abortion procedure. Where does the U.S. Constitution give the federal government the power to ban abortions? What’s sad is that this was never even at issue (whether the feds have the power in the first place).
What should’ve happened is this ban should’ve been struck down as a violation of state rights; and only then, Stenberg v Carhart should’ve been reversed so that states could pass their own ‘partial birth’ abortion bans if they so choose. I’m unsurprised that Kennedy authored this decision.
DONT FORGET THAT ROOTY SAID THAT RUTH BUZZY GINSBURG WAS A GOOD CHOICE AS A JUDGE !!!
Respect for life will have a domino effect...and may in turn prevent future mass murders.
Praise the Lord. Maybe His blessings can now be loosed on the nation. Away from the culture of death!
A simple c-section would take care of any medical problems a mother might be having at that late stage in pregnancy—babies are capable of surviving outside the womb now at what? 22-24 weeks?? Why murder a baby to supposedly “save” a mother, when BOTH could be saved?? Even if the mother didn’t want to keep the child, at least the child would be ALIVE to put up for adoption or fostering or whatever!
PBA is NEVER necessary. NEVER.
Roe does not make abortion on demand legally acceptable in the third trimester. I am pretty sure in most states, you can’t get an abortion at that point in time unless it’s to save the life of the mother.
Yes, abortion rights have expanded since Roe, but Roe pretty much allows states to regulate as time goes on.
I have to reread Casey, but I don’t think it’s as broad of an expansion of Roe as Ninofan makes it out to be.
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