We will soon be a country where an act is legal in one city and a death penalty offense in another. This is an absurdity and such a state of affairs is not conducive to having a properly functioning society. It is not hyperbole to say that the Supreme Court’s direction portends chaos.
Consider this scenario. A woman in Texas goes to New Mexico and gets an abortion. The doctor that performs the abortion later decides to fly to Tennessee. The first leg of the trip involves a layover in Houston. Can the doctor get arrested for murder in Houston? Will people have to be careful where they travel now?
What the Court did was take away a right that women have had for over 50 years. What they did is to say that states are free to take away a right. This is an astounding action by the Court. The access to a healthcare procedure will now be at the whim of state or federal legislatures? When talking about the legal ramifications of the Courts decision it is hard to speak hyperbolically. One member of the Court openly said the right to have consensual sex, the right to birth control, and the right to marry freely should be overturned.
Consider this scenario. A woman in Texas goes to New Mexico and gets an abortion. The doctor that performs the abortion later decides to fly to Tennessee. The first leg of the trip involves a layover in Houston. Can the doctor get arrested for murder in Houston? Will people have to be careful where they travel now?
What the Court did was take away a right that women have had for over 50 years. What they did is to say that states are free to take away a right. This is an astounding action by the Court. The access to a healthcare procedure will now be at the whim of state or federal legislatures? When talking about the legal ramifications of the Courts decision it is hard to speak hyperbolically. One member of the Court openly said the right to have consensual sex, the right to birth control, and the right to marry freely should be overturned.