Roe vs Wade vs SCOTUS legitimacy

[Belsnickel]

(05-03-2022, 09:29 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: You can think that, but you'd be hard pressed to make the argument.  Abortion being considered a right under the 14th is, as I've said in the past, a tenuous link.  While I don't disagree with the concept it's not easily argued and it definitely isn't a neat fit.  Contrast that with the right for two adults to marry the human being of their choice.  Marriage is a civil institution with numerous civil benefits.  Denying that to one group of people while allowing it for another is unconstitutional in a very black and white sense based on the concept of equal protection under the law.  You, and others, can view the rights as equally important or strong, but the pro arguments for both being a right do not carry equal weight, and it's not even close.  

In what way is it not close? The right to liberty is one of the bedrocks of our system and criminalizing abortion is the government denying that right to a person capable of giving birth. It denies them their liberty without any test regarding public safety or any due process. The 14th Amendment then requires states to protect the rights of all of their citizens in the same way the federal government is required to do. What this means is that under the 14th, no state should be allowed to deny an individual of their liberties without due process. Criminalization of abortion absolutely does that. That's very black and white.