They had great questions about the foundation of the supposed "right to abortion." It's very clear to me that they'll rule there is no right to abortion per-se. Indeed, they've never rule that women have a "right to abortion."
Just like the old "gay sex" case. A guy was charged with sodomy and claimed he had a right to have gay sex. He lost. Later another guy was charged with sodomy and he claimed he had a right to privacy. He said that the government can't come busting into people's bedrooms, snooping around their drawers, etc. He won.
Everyone has rights to privacy and I would also say reproductive autonomy. No one has a right to stop me from having kids. However, the court hasn't dealt with this "how do we handle substantive privacy rights" issue very well.
I would say the government should be able to ban sodomy and abortion, etc. but should also be barred from prosecuting it unless people voluntarily admit to doing it, or post pictures online, etc. Maybe states should be allowed to ban direct-to-consumer advertisements for dildos, porn, contraceptives, etc. However, how not authority to prevent stores from selling these products, or to prevent manufacturers from advertising to retailers. Doctors should be allowed to conduct abortions is a safe environment, but shouldn't be allowed to advertise it... because then they're admitting to conspiring to commit abortion.
Which... is how homosexuality and abortion have always been treated. It's private. It shouldn't be socially approved, etc. However, it's also not something the government should have the power to get too involved with.
They had great questions about the foundation of the supposed "right to abortion." It's very clear to me that they'll rule there is no right to abortion per-se. Indeed, they've never rule that women have a "right to abortion."
Just like the old "gay sex" case. A guy was charged with sodomy and claimed he had a right to have gay sex. He lost. Later another guy was charged with sodomy and he claimed he had a right to privacy. He said that the government can't come busting into people's bedrooms, snooping around their drawers, etc. He won.
Everyone has rights to privacy and I would also say reproductive autonomy. No one has a right to stop me from having kids. However, the court hasn't dealt with this "how do we handle substantive privacy rights" issue very well.
I would say the government should be able to ban sodomy and abortion, etc. but should also be barred from prosecuting it unless people voluntarily admit to doing it, or post pictures online, etc. Maybe states should be allowed to ban direct-to-consumer advertisements for dildos, porn, contraceptives, etc. However, how not authority to prevent stores from selling these products, or to prevent manufacturers from advertising to retailers. Doctors should be allowed to conduct abortions is a safe environment, but shouldn't be allowed to advertise it... because then they're admitting to conspiring to commit abortion.
Which... is how homosexuality and abortion have always been treated. It's private. It shouldn't be socially approved, etc. However, it's also not something the government should have the power to get too involved with.