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If the government cannot mandate vaccinations for health care workers (Original Post) lees1975 Dec 2021 OP
It's not about ideology, it's about hierarchy zaj Dec 2021 #1
It's about controlling women. Controlling what our lives can be. onecaliberal Dec 2021 #2
On a technical level HariSeldon Dec 2021 #3

HariSeldon

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3. On a technical level
Thu Dec 2, 2021, 10:28 AM
Dec 2021

The SCOTUS has previously held that vaccine mandates operate (or at least can operate) as a police power, which is wielded by the states. Roe v. Wade prevented states from wielding their police power over abortion in many circumstances. The result of the current case will not prohibit abortion throughout the nation, but could allow states to, once again, use their police power in this way (which I personally find abhorrent).

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