Posted on 01/18/2006 5:35:10 PM PST by Kimmers
The U.S. Supreme Court this morning handed down a 9-0 ruling in the vitally important case of Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood. In this case, Planned Parenthood challenged a New Hampshire law that required abortionists to give parents of minor girls at least 48 hours notice prior to doing an abortion. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, in what will likely be her last opinion as a member of the Supreme Court, wrote for the unanimous court. "We hold that invalidating the statute entirely is not always necessary or justified..." In this instance, the Court stepped back from a radical ruling that would be truly horrifying. Planned Parenthood demanded unrestricted access to minors. They wanted to shut out parents entirely from a daughter's decision that cannot help but have profound physical or psychological consequences. Remember this: Planned Parenthood is the most radically anti-parent organization in the world. Fortunately, our Supreme Court stepped back from the abyss. This is an important victory. It comes on the eve of the vote to confirm Judge Samuel Alito as Justice O'Connor's replacement. Just as important, I must point out what the Court in this case did not do. O'Connor specifically said: "We do not revisit our abortion precedents today." That is the unfinished business of a future Supreme Court. But for today, we rejoice in this victory, and we thank God for it.
Additional Resources Supreme Court Sides with Ayotte in Favor of Parental Notification
Good deal!
Yes, there is hope.....
This is going to end up just like capital punishment.
BTTT.
I just yesterday predicted we would see some type of amending in the way the court approaches Roe V. Wade.
I really want to read this opinion, if anyone has a pointer...
Don't think this will federalize abortion. In fact yesterdays decision about suicide seems to indicate the Supremes are backing away from involvelment in what are traditionally state issues.
Gonna be interesting!!!
You have to remember that the Left does not believe in federalism, so any time you see Leftwingnuts doing something in support of the states, it's because the real issue was something else.
The way abortion gets totally federalized is for a single state to REQUIRE judicial review for all abortions that involve a minor.
Bump. Another different SC decision.
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