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To: Anti-Bubba182
The Constitution does not prohibit the citizens of each State from regulating or prohibiting abortion.

It doesn't restrict the federal government from regulating or prohibiting it either. An abortion now is a commercial transaction just like any other purchase. The Commerce Clause gives Congress the power to regulate it. They can ban it completely, but with the right Congress make it completely available. This may well have opened up a whole other can of worms.

120 posted on 06/24/2022 7:52:42 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg

Which brings to mind and other Supreme Court precedent that needs to go. Wickard v Filburn.


205 posted on 06/24/2022 8:20:57 AM PDT by LJM ( )
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To: DoodleDawg

They got it out of jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, where it should NEVER have been, morally or constitutionally.


348 posted on 06/24/2022 9:56:52 AM PDT by boxlunch (10th Amendmt: nullification or Texit? PS We're in a hot war: globalists, CCP, media, Dems, RINOs)
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To: DoodleDawg
States still retain some power over what goes on in their own borders. Eventually we make get abortion supermarkets or chain stores that market across state lines, but we aren't there yet.

Also, gay marriage already has a built-in constituency of married gay couples, so it's doubtful that the courts could literally overturn gay marriage. If a state wanted to replace it with domestic partnerships, there's a remote possibility that the courts might allow that, but at this point it's not likely.

The driving force behind opposition to Roe was the idea of a right to life. It's less likely that one could find a similar principle to mobilize against Obergefell. State's Rights or Back to the Bible aren't strong enough.

369 posted on 06/24/2022 10:26:07 AM PDT by x
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