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In reply to the discussion: Emboldened by Trump win, Ohio passes "heartbeat" law banning abortion at 6 WEEKS. [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)27. Yes, clearly not under Roe v. Wade
And I don't think the SCOTUS overturns its own cases so lightly as these people think. Even conservative justices will see it as precedent. I recall a Con Law professor saying that they never have. The only case they admit were wrong are the Japanese internment cases, and they never have actually overruled them. (Fortunately no case with that issue should ever come up again).
Maybe some Scalia like justice can twist the words of Roe to allow this, but even though Rs are skilled at that, it would seem about impossible. Roe says the first trimester is totally protected.
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Emboldened by Trump win, Ohio passes "heartbeat" law banning abortion at 6 WEEKS. [View all]
Maru Kitteh
Dec 2016
OP
Exactly. Trump's specific goal is to overturn Roe vs Wade. This stuff is just the start.
anneboleyn
Dec 2016
#10
You are pro forced birth. You said it yourself quite clearly. You don't trust women.
Maru Kitteh
Dec 2016
#30
At six weeks, the "person" you are talking about is the size of a lentil.
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2016
#36
For years I have been saying that once a woman finds out she's pregnant, even two weeks pregnant,
phylny
Dec 2016
#24
yet even in this thread we are told this wouldn't be "the worst thing in the world"
Maru Kitteh
Dec 2016
#31