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Supreme Court divided in 1st big abortion case of Trump era
cfjctoday.com ^ | 3/6/2020

Posted on 03/06/2020 7:36:24 PM PST by bitt

WASHINGTON — A seemingly divided Supreme Court struggled Wednesday with its first major abortion case of the Trump era, leaving Chief Justice John Roberts as the likely deciding vote.

Roberts did not say enough to tip his hand in an hour of spirited arguments at the high court.

The court’s election-year look at a Louisiana dispute could reveal how willing the more conservative court is to roll back abortion rights. A decision should come by late June.

The outcome could have huge consequences at a time when several states have passed laws, being challenged in the courts, that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, as early as six weeks.

The justices are weighing a Louisiana law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. A federal judge found that just one of Louisiana’s three abortion clinics would remain open if the law is allowed to take effect. The federal appeals court in New Orleans, though, upheld the law, setting up the Supreme Court case.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg noted, as she had before, that “among medical procedures, first trimester abortion is among the safest, far safer than childbirth.” The abortion clinic in Shreveport at the heart of the case reported transferring just four patients to a hospital out of roughly 70,000 it has treated over 23 years, Justice Elena Kagan noted.

Justice Samuel Alito said the clinic had once had its license suspended, in 2010.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abortion; supremecourt
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1 posted on 03/06/2020 7:36:24 PM PST by bitt
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To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; ...
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg noted, as she had before, that “among medical procedures, first trimester abortion is among the safest, far safer than childbirth.” The abortion clinic in Shreveport at the heart of the case reported transferring just four patients to a hospital out of roughly 70,000 it has treated over 23 years, Justice Elena Kagan noted.
2 posted on 03/06/2020 7:37:26 PM PST by bitt ("Make yourself sheep and the wolves will eat you." Benjamin Franklin)
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Abortion is safe...Only the baby gets murdered. What the hell kind of logic is that?


3 posted on 03/06/2020 7:39:23 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: bitt
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg noted, as she had before, that “among medical procedures, first trimester abortion is among the safest, far safer than childbirth.”

Uh, no. It's almost always fatal to the baby.

4 posted on 03/06/2020 7:39:50 PM PST by libertylover (Socialism will always look good to those who think they can get something for nothing.)
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To: bitt

Will be thoroughly disgusted if Roberts and/or Kavanaugh sells us out. Praying for a good result in this case. And praying that Trump gets a 2nd term.... and a couple more appointments so we’re not hanging on these guys with feet of clay.


5 posted on 03/06/2020 7:41:01 PM PST by irishjuggler
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To: libertylover

If the abortion is successful, then it is ALWAYS fatal for the baby!!!!


6 posted on 03/06/2020 7:41:52 PM PST by DMZFrank
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To: libertylover

If the abortion is successful, then it is ALWAYS fatal for the baby!!!!


7 posted on 03/06/2020 7:41:52 PM PST by DMZFrank
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To: bitt

when a surgeon without admitting privileges transfers a patient to a local Emergency Department, it’s called “a dump”


8 posted on 03/06/2020 7:46:17 PM PST by dontreadthis (A TIMELINE OF TREASON on Profile Page)
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To: bitt

Roberts will side with the murderers. Bet on it.


9 posted on 03/06/2020 7:48:20 PM PST by beethovenfan (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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“among medical procedures, first trimester abortion is among the safest, far safer than childbirth...”

No actually it’s the DEADLIEST by FAR.

99.99 percent failure.

And now they want to leave that .01 percent in a hallway somewhere to die.


10 posted on 03/06/2020 7:50:58 PM PST by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin to make ends meet)
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To: bitt

I want to know when the first tenet of the Declaration of Independence got overwritten as not constitutional, because you can flush liberty and the pursuit of happiness down the crapper if that is the case!


11 posted on 03/06/2020 8:12:20 PM PST by Bommer (I am a MAGA-Deplorian! It is the way! It is the only way!)
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"leaving Chief Justice John Roberts as the likely deciding vote"

Will Roberts re-write the law to make it constitutional--or unconstitutional--according to his preference?

12 posted on 03/06/2020 8:15:25 PM PST by Savage Beast (Curse of intelligence: Having to watch the morons try everything you know won't work!)
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To: irishjuggler

I fully anticipate Roberts will.


13 posted on 03/06/2020 8:35:33 PM PST by Obadiah (Kill the deep state or lose the Republic.)
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leaving Chief Justice John Roberts as the likely deciding vote.

Yeah, this is a re-run - I saw the original with Kennedy and Souter. Liberal judges never budge, you know from Day One how they'll rule on anything. So-called "conservative" judges appointed by Republicans - not so much.
14 posted on 03/06/2020 8:45:10 PM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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Thats what happens when closet homos are installed on the court thanks to bush.They knew all about his proclivities before he was ever put up for the nominating process.
15 posted on 03/06/2020 8:48:21 PM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: bitt

The “Roberts Doctrine” has been if the law is passed, and you don’t like it, vote out the ones who passed it. The SCOTUS is a rubber stamp.

If he votes against the Louisiana law, then he is exposed as dishonest and hypocritical.


16 posted on 03/06/2020 9:52:47 PM PST by Ceebass (judas, arnold, quisling, romney)
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To: beethovenfan

Its the safest bet. I completely wish I am wrong.


17 posted on 03/06/2020 10:19:04 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: bitt
The abortion clinic in Shreveport at the heart of the case reported transferring just four patients to a hospital out of roughly 70,000 it has treated over 23 years, Justice Elena Kagan noted.

And how many were unreported?

18 posted on 03/06/2020 10:34:03 PM PST by Shethink13 (there are 0 electoral votes in the state of denial)
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To: bitt

And the women on the Supreme Court have shown how murderous women can be. Women are clearly not the fairer sex.

JoMa


19 posted on 03/07/2020 2:21:02 AM PST by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks.)
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Supreme Court divided...

NO!!

I am SHOCKED!


20 posted on 03/07/2020 3:13:56 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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