Roe v. Wade: Settled Law Or Bad Precedent? States Prep For An Overturn

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Jan. 22 marks the 47th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark court case that legalized abortion nationwide. People on both sides of the furious debate say this could be the year when everything changes.

In March, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear its first abortion case since Justice Brett Kavanaugh replaced Anthony Kennedy, who had been the swing vote on abortion cases. A decision is expected by summer.

The case, June Medical Services v. Gee, challenges a Louisiana law that requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. It's a reprise of a case decided in 2016, when a five-vote majority (including Kennedy's) struck down a similar Texas law in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt.

On Jan. 2, more than 200 Republican members of the House and Senate filed a brief in the Gee case urging the justices to use it to overturn Roe once and for all. "Forty-six years after Roe was decided, it remains a radically unsettled precedent," the brief said. And the 1992 case that reiterated a curtailed right to abortion, Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, did not help, the members argued. "Casey clearly did not settle the abortion issue, and it is time for the Court to take it up again."

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/01/21/797102280/roe-v-wade-settled-law-or-bad-precedent-states-prep-for-an-overturn

[leftieNanner]

1. And I made my monthly visit to our local PP

to make a small donation. They are always most appreciative.

I'm too old to need their services now, but I have to support their very important work!

I also understand that PP is planning to spend $45 million in the upcoming election season.

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2. Thanks!

I appreciate your support in this matter, so do know that it is valuable.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. Roe is weak, but I don't see how June could be used to overturn it.

OTOH, IANAL.