Friends, this story has it all. Can we decide some religions are valid and others aren't given the requirement that the Fed can not make any laws considering the establishment of religion or its free expression.
No the Feds Constitutionally cannot make any laws that conflict the establishment of religion. But the States can. The extermination order given by Governor Boggs against the Mormons was not overturned by President Polk for that very reason.
What about the right of the child (in this case fetus, in the previous case child) to receive medical care when the parents don't want it to?
It all depends on two things. Who is the legal guardian of our children, the state or parents? If parents, how much liberty do we trust them with?
And, for goodness sake, why would it have been A-OK for this woman to have had an abortion, but the judge wants to grill her to make sure she didn't miscarry because she didn't receive proper prenatal care? Can anyone explain the logic of this one to me?
Simple. The state knows far better how to raise children. It is more a discipline of control, done of course for the chillldren.
It all depends on two things. Who is the legal guardian of our children, the state or parents? If parents, how much liberty do we trust them with? Currently, we trust them with a lot. They can kill the child, for the child's own good of course, as long as the child hasn't left the womb yet.
Oh, wait, that's the problem here. No she can't.
But Roe v Wade is the law of the land. Yes she can.
I suspect that the best answer today's culture warriors can give is, she can kill her child as long as she's not killing it because of a religious belief against modern medicine. If that's her motivation then the state must step in and save the child.
Oops! The mind is being boggled again. See post #3.
Shalom.
No the Feds Constitutionally cannot make any laws that conflict the establishment of religion. But the States can. Amendment 14: "...No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."