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Posted on 11/05/2025 2:04:39 PM PST by Morgana
Pennsylvania voters on Tuesday opted to retain three Democrat justices on the state Supreme Court, preserving a 5-2 liberal majority that pro-life advocates warn will expand abortion access to any reason throughout all nine months of pregnancy.
With more than 54% of the vote tallied, 62.3% voted yes to retain Justice Christine Donohue, 62.5% for Justice Kevin Dougherty and 62.4% for Justice David Wecht.
The outcome ensures Democrats maintain control of the court, which pro-life groups had urged voters to reject as a direct threat to unborn children.
The Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation, in a pre-election alert, called on voters to cast “No” ballots against the trio, arguing their retention would dismantle key protections including parental consent, informed consent, 24-hour waiting periods and bans on abortions after 24 weeks.
“The justices are criticized for their public support of abortion, which could lead to ‘abortion for any reason during all nine months of pregnancy,'” the federation stated, warning Pennsylvania could become “another New York” with minimal restrictions.
Maria Gallagher, executive director of the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation, highlighted the stakes in the group’s call to action, noting the justices’ potential to overturn existing safeguards in a pending case that could declare a right to abortion under the state constitution. Abortion advocates, she added, hope the court will eliminate all limits and consent requirements, paving the way for unrestricted late-term abortions.
The court’s Democratic majority has already signaled its stance on abortion. Last year, it revived a 2019 lawsuit challenging the state’s Abortion Control Act, which prohibits public funding for most abortions. In the decision, the majority ruled that banning public funds for most abortions “discriminates against those women who choose to exercise their fundamental right to terminate a pregnancy” and asserted the state constitution’s guarantee of equal protection “includes a right to decide whether to have an abortion or to carry a pregnancy to term.”
All three justices received endorsements from Planned Parenthood PA PAC.
In Pennsylvania, Supreme Court justices serve 10-year terms and face yes-or-no retention votes upon expiration. Donohue, who reaches the mandatory retirement age of 75 in 2027, along with Dougherty and Wecht — both 63 — will not face voters again until 2035.
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PA ping.
I don’t know what to say about this.
What do you mean? They LOVED Gosnell, but had to put on an act because what he did was so heinous to the average American. But that was years ago. I don't think the same trial today would end in a conviction for Gosnell.
Republicans went to sleep this month.
Total failure
“”I don’t know what to say about this.””
What can anyone say? Despicable....What happened to common sense?
They put Gosnell on trial because it was the FBI and DEA and local Philly police who caught him selling drugs in the community. They busted his abortion clinic and found all the Jeff Dahmer style bodies all over the place. This made the news and people were horrified.
Because Gosnell was found guilty it sets a precedent for other abortion doctors. They now know they can and will be found guilty for doing the same things Gosnell was doing. That means they will just change their MO, but they still still find a way to kill babies. It’s a constant battle to fight them.
We do have one advantage in that a lot of doctors don’t want to do late term abortions, and there are not many of them. Late term abortions are very difficult and there is high risk to the mom.
African American babies make up 43% of pre-born baby butcherings.
Is that why Democrats are so happy?
There was no chance that the Supreme Court Judges would not be retained, in the entire history of the state one time.
And that was after a midnight pay raise that the legislature passed.
There was never any serious likelyhood they would not be retained, anyone telling you they wouldn’t be was a fool or a liar or both.
If you wanted them to be kicked, you would have needed huge organized campaigns, Trump and Vance and other heavyweights criss crossing the state holding rallies and keeping it in the news and in front of people etc... And even then it would be a hard sell.
No one was going to spend the money or political capital to try.
This was a non starter.
Once again an army of selfish single issue women voters voted on masse to bring great harm to all. But hey, they get to kill their babies for at any time for any reason.
Women turned out in MASSIVE numbers, and men stayed home.
THis new age crap is destroying civilization.
Why stop at birth?
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