Posted on 09/18/2021 7:08:44 PM PDT by American Number 181269513
The law will be enforced. It is dependent upon a suit brought by someone other than the state government.
You are correct.
See here for the BS if you can tolerate it.
Fundamental Right’: Defiant Texas Doctor Goes Public About Abortion He Provided
At least they didn’t provide IVM /sarcasm
There is no criminal penalty. He has to be sued by a citizen.
There is no criminal penalty.
How barbaric is the claim that an abortion is a “medical” procedure. It certainly violates the Hippocratic Oath that demands that a physician “do no harm”.
He holds Satan higher than Texas Law. An evil man.
That “doctor” should be hung by the neck until dead. ANYONE committing abortion or contracting to have it performed is a murderer.
Twisted
They took the “do no harm” part out of the duty of physicians?
This is the best example of a "feel good, do nothing" law that I can think of.
But don't criticize it or people will cal you "pro-baby killer."
It's a stupid law and it's going to bite conservatives in their asses.
I remember that useless bastard. I was so glad to finally see someone brought him to justice at church of all places. To this day I consider the shooter a hero a selfless hero at that.
Wait before you conclude this. Another case is pending in GA. This one goes directly to the source of the evil. It will be hard fought.
"NY Man Enters Diner Without Mask, Nation Outraged"
A duty of care? Was this woman’s life in danger to the point that the only care option was an abortion?
More like a duty of care to his bank account and to his sociopathy/psychopathy.
“Is he getting his license revoked?”
Your post made me think. Has any state approached restricting abortion by revoking the licenses of physicians who perform them? It would seem to be within the purview of a state’s right to regulate the practice of medicine within its borders, but I don’t recall ever reading about any state trying that approach.
It’s worse than that, if you read the statute. It makes a mockery of the standing doctrine, provides for one-way fee shifting, allows blatant forum-shopping, denies constitutional protections for the accused (make no mistake, they can call it “damages” but it is plainly a criminal fine), prohibits sanctions for frivolous lawsuits, and requires those challenging the statute’s constitutionality to pay the government’s attorney fees. It is an abuse of state power written by a lawyer who probably thought he came up with a clever way to evade judicial review. In that, it has been moderately successful, but that will only last until someone is actually sued under the statute. At that point, the suit will ultimately be dismissed for lack of constitutional standing under the Texas constitution.
Abortion should be illegal. The way to do it is to make it a crime and then push for Roe to be overturned.
Texas and Louisiana tried a similar regulatory approach by requiring doctors performing abortions to have admitting privileges at hospitals. The Supreme Court held, in 2016 and 2020, both states’ laws unconstitutionally burdened the right to an abortion. It is impossible to see how revoking the licenses of abortion doctors would not be unconstitutional for the same reason, if those cases are followed.
Both cases were 5-4. In 2016, Kennedy joined the liberals in the majority. In 2020, after Kavanaugh jointed the court but before Ginsburg died, Roberts gave the liberals their fifth vote by concurring in the judgment, even though he dissented in the Texas case, based purely on stare decisis.
-PJ
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