Posted on 02/18/2005 3:24:52 PM PST by Got a right to Life? . . Huh?
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Members of the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday will hold a private discussion on whether to take the case of Norma McCorvey, the former Roe of Roe v. Wade, who wants the nation's top court to overturn the decision that legalized abortion.
The Justice Foundation, a pro-life law firm, has been handling the case for McCorvey.
She wants the court to overturn the Roe case because she says new information has been brought to light that shows abortion hurts women. McCorvey's petition includes affidavits from hundreds of women who say that their abortion hurt them and they regret their decisions.
Last year, a three judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected McCorvey's so-called Rule 60 motion that allows original plaintiffs in a case to ask a court to overturn a previous decision if significant facts in the case have changed.
"Over one thousand affidavits from post-abortive women telling the truth about what abortion does to women and the child are now filed with the Court," the pro-life law firm indicated. The group hopes they will "convince them that abortion is murder, that it is destroying women, and Roe should be overturned."
The Justice Foundation indicated that the members of the court will discuss hearing the case on Friday and will release their decision on Monday.
The legal group described the process the Supreme Court judges go through in deciding to take a case.
"They are free to discuss it with other members of the Court," the Justice Foundation explained. "It is permissible for a justice to attempt to influence the other justices. This is supposed to be a group decision."
During the process, judges may go back on forth on whether to accept a lawsuit.
"An individual judge may decide one way one day and then change his mind if someone persuades him/her otherwise, or if they see something in the media, or perhaps a dream that changes their minds," the pro-life firm wrote.
The Justice Foundation is also working to help Sandra Cano overturn the Doe v. Bolton decision. That companion decision to Roe allowed abortions in any situation deemed necessary to protect a woman's health, which has been defined as including all abortions.
Cano's case is still at the trial court level.
Related web sites: Justice Foundation - http://www.operationoutcry.org
When they decided roe, it was not an all or nothing decision.
Some of the moderates on the bench may be horrified that their decision has allowed for the destruction of 1.2 million people per year for reasons other than the health of the mother, health of the baby, rape or incest.
They might look at this with an eye towards reducing the 94% of abortions that are purely elective and simply used as birth control.
One can hope(and pray). People's hearts do change,it seems that the tide is turning on Americans' position on this issue too. Maybe they can see that the case needs to be reconsidered,especially in light of 'viability' of the fetus(excuse me, I intended to say pre-born.)
It would take a miracle to overturn Roe vs. Wade, but God specializes in miracles.
100 million dead babies bump
The Supreme Court almost exclusively deals with current cases and controversies, and if and when they reconsider Roe, I'm sure it will be in the context of a state law being challenged where someone is claiming that it deprives them of their "right" to an abortion.
That would be the worst case scenario.
Americans abort 1,300,000 babies every year. Even if some states allow legal abortions, the reduction in numbers would be the best thing to happen to this country in a very long time.
Thank you, Jake for helping. If we all do what we can, this American holocaust will end soon. God bless you.
I agree with the last point, that the public wants to roll back abortion on demand. Me too.
But I disagree that this reprsents a change in Americans' views about abortion. Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey were excursions of judicial supremacy.
But, becasue it ends all abortions, it seems to be something few want to get involved with, think you could help us make people aware of it?
Jake
I heard a radio show recently. The male host asked women who had had an abortion to call. It was pretty emotional. The regret, the tears, the long-lasting pain... I could only listen to a few of them; it was too intense. Despite their pain and anguish, I was happy to hear that women regretted their abortions, rather than being cavalier about them, as those who don't regret them are.
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