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Bernardo de La Paz

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11. Key Question asked by SCOTUS: "Has this law ever helped any women have a safer abortion"

Reply to cali (Original post)

Mon Jun 27, 2016, 04:24 PM

Jun 2016

Answer came back "No".

On that basis the Court ruled that the laws were intended to be restrictive not supportive.

That line of reasoning is decisive and powerful and knocks TRAP crap out of the game.

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Across the country, the SCOTUS decisison re abotion, really undermines T.R.A.P. [View all] cali Jun 2016 OP

K&R... spanone Jun 2016 #1

WI is a classic case of Repugs putting in regulations these last years. riversedge Jun 2016 #2

Texas, Wisconsin, MS, LA, and on and on cali Jun 2016 #3

Exactly. These TRAP laws were always where the real battle was being fought. vintx Jun 2016 #4

There is now a clear test. MohRokTah Jun 2016 #5

For the party that complains endlessly about government regulations- even good sensible regulations Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2016 #6

That is an excellent point. cali Jun 2016 #7

Because the uterus is a deadly weapon that must be tightly regulated. Orrex Jun 2016 #8

I should alert on you for using the word "uterus" in public elljay Jun 2016 #12

if only a uterus were a gun!!!! Sheepshank Jun 2016 #15

Same-sex marriage Matrosov Jun 2016 #16

GOOD! libodem Jun 2016 #9

Agreed... Wounded Bear Jun 2016 #10

Key Question asked by SCOTUS: "Has this law ever helped any women have a safer abortion" Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2016 #11

Exactly n/t SickOfTheOnePct Jun 2016 #13

I got the strong sense localroger Jun 2016 #18

first steps, it's a start and as necessary and as usual changes are made incrementally Sheepshank Jun 2016 #14

We ought to push back in a similar pattern. DirkGently Jun 2016 #17

Agreed. We need to push back, and HARD. And EVERYWHERE. calimary Jun 2016 #21

k and r niyad Jun 2016 #19

Legal recourse is necessarily ad-hoc... malthaussen Jun 2016 #20