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History of Feminism

Warren DeMontague

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7. Yes, but every time it is reaffirmed in a scotus decision, the right gets more

Reply to Panich52 (Reply #3)

Sun Jun 28, 2015, 07:52 PM

Jun 2015

Established in precedence.

This is a good thing for all the decisions- Roe being one, Lawrence v. texas another- which build on the "penumbra" language establishing privacy rights in Griswold.

This is why when anti-choicers really get their legal shorts in a twist, it is Griswold they rail against. Because that is how far back they need to go to undue all the supreme court's social progress that has followed.

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What the Supreme Court’s marriage equality ruling means for reproductive rights [View all] gollygee Jun 2015 OP

Maybe another case Thespian2 Jun 2015 #1

Maybe this is why Roberts reluctantly disagreed. Betty Karlson Jun 2015 #2

Idea of a constitutional right to privacy, one of the bases of Roe, is seen by many as a weakness in Panich52 Jun 2015 #3

In that case, it might even refelct on online privacy. Betty Karlson Jun 2015 #5

Yes, but every time it is reaffirmed in a scotus decision, the right gets more Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #7

I wonder if that explains the truly execrable dissensions? ismnotwasm Jun 2015 #4

I don't think Kenedy was being prescient Gman Jun 2015 #6