tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23631160.post3168579502140508552..comments2023-10-26T07:25:54.379-04:00Comments on The Old New Englander: The abortion decisionThe Old New Englanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16526429029137678701noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23631160.post-69395167814472954322007-04-23T21:33:00.000-04:002007-04-23T21:33:00.000-04:00Roe v. Wade held that the right to abortion was pa...Roe v. Wade held that the right to abortion was part of the right to privacy, which it had recognized earlier. Privacy is held to be a right inherent in the nature of our constitutional system.The Old New Englanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526429029137678701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23631160.post-30474091978403807632007-04-21T19:10:00.000-04:002007-04-21T19:10:00.000-04:00Interesting point on the limits on federal power. ...Interesting point on the limits on federal power. But then where did the Court get off invalidating state abortion laws in the first place?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23631160.post-69431966934352624642007-04-20T13:54:00.000-04:002007-04-20T13:54:00.000-04:00The New York Times called it "fundamentally dishon...<I>The New York Times called it "fundamentally dishonest," and that pretty well sums up the Supreme Court's decision in Gonzalez v. Carhart (yes, THAT Gonzalez).</I><BR/><BR/>Well, since he's probably the worst AG the US has ever had, I suppose this is the appropriate thing to remember him by.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com