"No State shall deprive any person of life without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
“which has more weight, one unconstitutional court decision in one particular case, or the explicit, imperative requirement of our Constitution?”
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In the real world, the former.
In an ideal world, the latter.
I agree with you in principle, but because those who could have been politically awake in the 70’s when Roe v. Wade passed were asleep and let this horrific ‘cat out of the bag’ it’s awfully difficult to get back in. We can’t just ban abortions, that’s not practical.
Curbing abortions and making the mother view what she is doing is a step in the right direction. Education is key. Abortions are down primarily due to the advancement of science and the view into the womb.
We cannot have constitutional protection of the unborn until they receive personhood status. That is coming, but we are a nation of laws. When the law changes to reflect that a fetus is a ‘person’, then they will have constitutional protection. It is happening, albeit slowly—but it is happening. Until then, it’s baby steps.