Roe v. Wade at Forty

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  January 19th at 11:17 AM  | 

Next week will mark the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that struck down numerous state laws against abortion. To celebrate, I went back and read yet again the actual decision, the concurrences and the dissenting opinions in that case. Like all the previous times, I cannot help but notice how largely devoid of constitutional jurisprudence the | Read More »

Is Roe v. Wade Settled Law?

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  April 7th at 10:43 AM  | 

In the continuing alleged “war on women,” the Democrats are attempting to motivate/scare women voters into siding with their feminist-activist agenda and beliefs. As always, abortion and “reproductive rights” are the centerpiece of their talking points as they portray Republicans as trying to restrict a “fundamental right” of women- that of whether or whether not to have children. However, the starting point- Roe v. Wade- | Read More »