Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

FOX NEWS: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION BAN
Fox News Channel ^ | 18 April 2007 | Fox News Channel

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.


(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abortion; bashrudy; bush; cultureoflife; duncandoughnuts; gop; helphillarywin; infanticide; pba; presidentbush; prolife; republicancongress; rudyisbad; scotus; slamonrudy
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 241-260261-280281-300 ... 921-933 next last
To: Diamond
Exactly. Liberals of course deny the humanity of the unborn child. That is the only rational means to defend abortion. Once you concede the child is human, then the defense for abortion collapses - and its a defense based on legal sophistry, not on any coherent philosophical or moral underpinning. The closest liberals come to defending abortion on philosophical grounds is to assert the woman has control over her body and that what happens to it should be her personal decision - except that even liberals concede we do and have never had absolute control over our bodies anywhere at and at any time in history. In sum the real issue is: is there a positive argument to be made on behalf of abortion? I don't see and acknowledge one.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

261 posted on 04/18/2007 8:24:01 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 242 | View Replies]

To: Spiff

Thank you for this victory Lord!! We are sooo grateful. Praise be to God!


262 posted on 04/18/2007 8:24:03 AM PDT by Verax
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: longtermmemmory
"Today's decision is alarming," Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote in dissent. She said the ruling "refuses to take ... seriously" previous Supreme Court decisions on abortion. Ginsburg said the latest decision "tolerates, indeed applauds, federal intervention to ban nationwide a procedure found necessary and proper in certain cases by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists." She was joined by Justices Stephen Breyer, David Souter and John Paul Stevens. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070418/D8OJ2NI80.html
263 posted on 04/18/2007 8:24:33 AM PDT by pillut48 (CJ in TX --Bible Thumper and Proud! RUN, FRED, RUN!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 197 | View Replies]

To: deputac

Kennedy voted the same way the last time this issue was before the Court - only this time, the difference was made by Alito’s vote replacing (and differing from) O’Connor’s.


264 posted on 04/18/2007 8:25:34 AM PDT by RebekahT ("Government is not the solution to the problem, our government is the problem." -- Ronald Reagan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: jrooney
EXCELLENT POST! And I'll add:

GWB supports America and the right to life! He has never abandoned you but many have abandoned him. I respect no one who can abandon a friend in times of need!


265 posted on 04/18/2007 8:25:46 AM PDT by avacado
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 237 | View Replies]

To: jrooney; ohioWfan

Great post my fellow freeper.


266 posted on 04/18/2007 8:25:58 AM PDT by jveritas (Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 237 | View Replies]

To: deputac

Kennedy did not change his opinion. Previously he had written a very strongly worded dissent in a decision that caused the republicans to pass the partial birth ban.

The difference was O’Connor retired and was replaced by Alito, that was the change in vote from 5-4 then to 4-5 now (the latter number being in favor of the ban). Roberts for Rhenquest cancelled out.


267 posted on 04/18/2007 8:26:03 AM PDT by Founding Father (The Pedophile moHAMmudd (PBUH---Pigblood be upon him))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 45 | View Replies]

To: jrooney

I do admit he got one right, but on many others, immigration to just mention one he is worng.


268 posted on 04/18/2007 8:26:08 AM PDT by Hydroshock (Duncan Hunter For President, checkout gohunter08.com.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 253 | View Replies]

To: AntiGuv

AntiGuv, I was thinking just like you a few minutes ago, but read Justice Thomas’s concurrence (I posted a couple of sentences from it earlier on this thread.) He clearly states that the federalism issue was never raised in this case.


269 posted on 04/18/2007 8:26:21 AM PDT by sola_fide
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 256 | View Replies]

To: avacado

AMEN!!!!! God Bless GW!!!


270 posted on 04/18/2007 8:26:37 AM PDT by jrooney (The democrats are the friend of our enemy and the enemy of our friends. Attack them, not GW!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 265 | View Replies]

To: Hydroshock

Give the man his due. This will protect the unborn!


271 posted on 04/18/2007 8:27:32 AM PDT by jrooney (The democrats are the friend of our enemy and the enemy of our friends. Attack them, not GW!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 268 | View Replies]

To: Spiff

Here is the opinion if not posted already:
http://10.10.10.167/764037764/866391536T070418112007.txt.binXMysM0dapplication/pdfXsysM0dhttp://www.scotusblog.com/movabletype/archives/05-380_All.pdf


272 posted on 04/18/2007 8:27:39 AM PDT by Julliardsux
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Spiff

This is a victory for life. Great news. More work to do.

It is also proof of the folly of Rudy supporters.

Maybe they will shut up when they tell us that nothing can be done.

They lose more credibility daily.


273 posted on 04/18/2007 8:27:58 AM PDT by dforest (Fighting the new liberal Conservatism. The Left foot in the GOP door.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: jveritas

Amen my friend.


274 posted on 04/18/2007 8:28:04 AM PDT by jrooney (The democrats are the friend of our enemy and the enemy of our friends. Attack them, not GW!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 266 | View Replies]

To: cgk

BEAUTIFUL!! Yes, Thank God.


275 posted on 04/18/2007 8:28:09 AM PDT by Kay
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 27 | View Replies]

To: Uncledave
Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled with the decision. Any chipping away at the "right" to abortion is a step in the right direction. I was simply responding to a poster who seemed to be under the impression that states could restrict second and third trimester abortions, which is not the case.

Yet.

276 posted on 04/18/2007 8:28:35 AM PDT by garv (Conservatism in '08 www.draftnewt.org)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 254 | View Replies]

To: ohioWfan
Amen!

Glad you had the chance to see this before (or after) class.

277 posted on 04/18/2007 8:28:36 AM PDT by Just A Nobody (PISSANT for President '08 - NEVER AGAIN...Support our Troops! Beware the ENEMEDIA)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 198 | View Replies]

To: Spiff

JulieAnnie will make sure that this is reversed with ‘HIS DEFINITION’ of strict constructionist judges.


278 posted on 04/18/2007 8:29:46 AM PDT by stockstrader (We need a conservative President who will be a 'pit-bull' in the War on Liberalism too!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: jrooney

I did.


279 posted on 04/18/2007 8:29:53 AM PDT by Hydroshock (Duncan Hunter For President, checkout gohunter08.com.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 271 | View Replies]

To: daisyscarlett

Roberts didn’t “bring Kennedy over.” Kennedy voted the same way (only then in the minority) before Roberts was even on the Court.


280 posted on 04/18/2007 8:30:01 AM PDT by RebekahT ("Government is not the solution to the problem, our government is the problem." -- Ronald Reagan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 200 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 241-260261-280281-300 ... 921-933 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson