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To: OhioAttorney

Yeah, but they did reverse Dred-Scott (after how many years?).


46 posted on 02/16/2005 12:44:09 PM PST by expatpat
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To: expatpat
Yeah, but they did reverse Dred-Scott (after how many years?).

I'm not saying it's impossible for the Supreme Court to reverse an earlier decision. But I don't think this Court will reverse Roe. These nine have reaffirmed (parts of) Roe several times since 1973. (Nothing like that happened with Dred Scott.)

Basically, what I expect it to take to undo Roe is a Court that will reopen and address the question whether the state has an interest in protecting the life of an unborn child prior to 'viability', and then open the question (so far not really addressed) whether the 'right' to have an abortion still counts as a privacy right even with the child's interests taken into account.

48 posted on 02/16/2005 12:59:51 PM PST by OhioAttorney
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