Yet another decision from the MIB Robed Supremes

[Vincentius]

I ask, why were the Democ-rats on a high blood pressure trip during the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of John Robetrs and Sam Alito?  If they only knew the Court was on their side!  Five Catholics on the bench.  Woo-hoo, we've finally made it and turn things around.  Think again.

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U.S. high court firm on '73 abortion case
 By UPI Staff
 United Press International
 October 11, 2006

 

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a 1973 ruling and denied an appeal from a Georgia woman who was granted an abortion in a landmark ruling.

 

Sandra Cano of Atlanta was the "Mary Doe" in the Doe vs. Bolton case which was a companion suit to the Roe vs. Wade appeal the court upheld on Jan. 22, 1973, CNN said.

 

The Roe ruling threw out most state restrictions on abortion but the Doe decision permitted abortions through all nine months of pregnancy.

 

Now, Cano said she never wanted an abortion in the first place and was bullied by her lawyer into pressing on with the appeal while she was living in an abusive relationship.

 

However, without issuing any comment or noting any dissent, the high court refused to revisit the case.

 

In February, the court also refused to reopen the Roe vs. Wade appeal, in which Norma McCorvey, the "Jane Roe" Texas resident also sought to overturn the case that gave her the right to an abortion.

[VoxClamantis]

Murder laws and such should be handled by the States, as should matters pertaining to what is taught in schools (if that should be handled by any level of government). The Supreme Court is right to stay out of all of it.

[Paul]

Murder laws and such should be handled by the States, as should matters pertaining to what is taught in schools (if that should be handled by any level of government). The Supreme Court is right to stay out of all of it.

I'd agree, except that the feds created the mess by getting involved in the first place. As long as Roe is the law, the states can't do much without getting it struck down in federal court. Maybe they'll do something good with South Dakota's law, and use that as an opportunity to overturn Roe, but I wouldn't count on it.