06-27-2022, 01:10 AM
(06-26-2022, 02:04 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: No, Roe was not on firm ground. It was a major stretch trying to cover abortion under the 14th's right to privacy. I am far from the only person here who thinks so. I get not liking the ruling, I don't like the ruling, but if you're trying to be at all objective then Roe being overturned is not judicial overreach or activism. In fact, it's much easier to make both those arguments against the original Roe ruling. I get that people are very emotional right now, but this was not a poorly supported decision.
This is 100% correct. In Roe v Wade, the court used Griswold vs Connecticut, which was about right to privacy in one's own home and with their own body in relation to an old, moronic, Connecticut law that said people were NOT allowed to use contraceptives AT ALL... and then the court made a loooooong stretch to tie that into federal abortion via Roe v Wade.
However, overturning Roe v Wade has a slippery slope compenent that is already a possibility. Justice Thomas has already come out and said the court will be reviewing other rulings that were based off of Griswold v Connecticut.
THAT is NOT good, IMO.
I am an empathetic person and try to listen to and understand the great many sides to this topic. It's an incredibly polarizing topic.
