High Court asked to over turn roe v wade

[Fragmentsofme]

http://enews.earthlink.net/article/pol?guid=20050119/41ede950_3ca6_1552620050119-980625506

"WASHINGTON - The woman once known as "Jane Roe" has asked the Supreme Court to overturn its landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion 32 years ago.

Norma McCorvey, whose protest of Texas' abortion ban led to the 1973 ruling, contends in a petition received at the court Tuesday that the case should be heard again in light of evidence that the procedure may harm women.

"Now we know so much more, and I plead with the court to listen for witnesses and re-evaluate Roe v. Wade," said McCorvey, who says she now regrets her role in the case.

The politically charged issue comes before the court as both sides gird for a possible bitter nomination fight over Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist's replacement should the ailing justice retire this term. At least three justices, including Rehnquist, have said Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided and should be overturned.

Two lower courts in Texas last year threw out McCorvey's request to have the ruling reconsidered.

But in a strongly worded concurrence, 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge Edith H. Jones criticized the abortion ruling and said new medical evidence may well show undue harm to a mother and her fetus.

The last major abortion decision by the Supreme Court came in 2000, when the court ruled 5-4 to strike down Nebraska's ban on so-called "partial-birth" abortion because it failed to provide an exception to protect the mother's health.

Justices since then have shown little interest in wading back to the emotional issue."


For the record, I'm against abortion, but for keeping it legal. What I believe isn't going to change whether or not a woman chooses to have an abortion, and if she's going to do it, then I'd rather her do it a safe, clean clinic than with a coat hanger or worse. Ideas, thoughts?

[rockin500]

sooner or later it will be overturned if theres any sound medical evidence that its unsafe. With the influx of conservative judges and if theres any medical evidence its a lock to be overturned.

though of course there would be a number of safeguards in place to protect in case of emergencies.

[PirateNut]

Getting up and going to work can be 'unsafe', in fact any medical procedure can be regarded as risky. In extreme cases you can go in for an ingrown toe nail and end up losing your foot. Everybody knows there is a certain element of risk to surgery...this is just an excuse to try to overturn it.

[645]

No question it is an excuse but clearly one that is going to be beat to death.

[awefullspellare]

I'm also against, but I'm starting to agree more and more with keeping it legal so that it isn't done unsafely.

[Panzram]

Abortions will happen. Either safely or by means of a back-alley procedure.

[645]

I'm also against, but I'm starting to agree more and more with keeping it legal so that it isn't done unsafely.

Yeah, I can agree with that. abortion is wrong and it's an option you shouldn't have but it has to stay legal becouse the no way they can stop it and they still have to do what is in the womens best interest. Although it can be argue otherwise.

[Liter22]

It aint gonna happen. You can scream CONSERVATIVE JUDGES and all of that nonsense but I can tell ya right now it wont happen.

[Yankee 21]

Getting up and going to work can be 'unsafe', in fact any medical procedure can be regarded as risky. In extreme cases you can go in for an ingrown toe nail and end up losing your foot. Everybody knows there is a certain element of risk to surgery...this is just an excuse to try to overturn it.

Well said Paul....but If Bush has his way, it'll get overturned

[rockin500]

Getting up and going to work can be 'unsafe', in fact any medical procedure can be regarded as risky. In extreme cases you can go in for an ingrown toe nail and end up losing your foot. Everybody knows there is a certain element of risk to surgery...this is just an excuse to try to overturn it.
it may be an excuse, but its one that can be used. theyd just be putting it back into individual states' hand.

[Fragmentsofme]

What I don't get is the conservative judges that think that just because they make it illegal, all women will stop having abortions. It just shows that "conservative" is another term for willfully ignorant

[Liter22]

Kel I would like to know where you can get Bush saying anything more than he dose not think that abortion is a disgusting pratice. If you can find anything real with him saying I want to ban all types of aborition then you know what that "If Bush had his way" comment would be true then. At this point there is no way that abortion will be over turned. The supream court has a lot better issues to oversee than if abortion is legal not. LMAO Frag nice cheap shot :) if I were a wee bit more conservative I would be mad at that.

[645]

I don't think that is a issue. I don't see any reason he would want to do anything about abortion.

If we where talking about Guy marriage. Then that would be another case. Guy Marriage is a issue that has been in the news this last year and Bush is clearly againts that and if he deals with ether issue it's more likely going to be Guy marriage as the issue that he'll take on.

But then again he first has too tick everyone off on Social Security.

[rockin500]

I don't think that is a issue. I don't see any reason he would want to do anything about abortion.

If we where talking about Guy marriage. Then that would be another case. Guy Marriage is a issue that has been in the news this last year and Bush is clearly againts that and if he deals with ether issue it's more likely going to be Guy marriage as the issue that he'll take on.

But then again he first has too tick everyone off on Social Security.

While i dont think bush would mind abortion being overturned, he is not going to touch that with a ten foot pole. He'll let the courts handle that and respond when it comes down to it. He IS on record to say that he strongly disagrees with late term abortion, with good reason as it IS disgusting.

I actually like his policy for social security. :cool:

[645]

Yeah, That was my thought to he isn't going to want to touch that and yes who dosn't strongly disagrees with late term abortion.

For Social Security. I'm glad you like his policy for it and I agree that something need to be done about it but it is going to be a hot topic issue and it is going to be a big battle.

[rockin500]

Yeah, That was my thought to he isn't going to want to touch that and yes who dosn't strongly disagrees with late term abortion.

For Social Security. I'm glad you like his policy for it and I agree that something need to be done about it but it is going to be a hot topic issue and it is going to be a big battle.
agreed. I understand why its going to be a big bugaboo, but man, something needs to be done about social security. I dont believe in the "oh lets wait until 2040" to fix it like some people do.

[645]

Good, I'm glad that you understand that. I don't agree with the "lets Wait" kind of thinking ether.

We all know it is a problem and it's better to deal with it now becouse it can only get tuffer to fix the longer they wait.