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On Abortion, Trump, and Federal and Native Land.

Posted on June 28, 2022 by a1skeptic

In the wake of last Friday’s abortion decision — Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which repealed Roe v. Wade — I’ve read some interesting things about Trump, his relationship to abortion, and whether abortion access could be made available … Continue reading →

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Does the Bible prohibit Abortion? (Spoiler alert: the answer is “no.”)

Posted on May 9, 2022 by a1skeptic

With “pro-life” evangelicals and other Christian conservatives about to achieve their wet dream — the imminent repeal of Roe v. Wade — one question that arises is, does the Bible prohibit abortion. And the answer is: absolutely not. First of … Continue reading →

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The Forgotten Ninth Amendment and its Relation to Abortion

Posted on May 7, 2022 by a1skeptic

As we discuss the potential repercussions of the decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization — the one where Justice Alito is apparently willing to overturn Roe v. Wade — I just want to point out to the legal … Continue reading →

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What happens now with the abortion situation?

Posted on May 4, 2022 by a1skeptic

As I predicted yesterday, a big focus of the leaked Supreme Court decision is going to be the question of who leaked the draft opinion. Chief Justice John Roberts has already ordered an investigation to identify the leaker. Wouldn’t it … Continue reading →

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No one should be surprised that the Supreme Court is planning on overturning Roe v. Wade

Posted on May 3, 2022 by a1skeptic

Well, really no one should be surprised that the Supreme Court is poised to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision, or that Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch (all Trump appointees) are voting with the majority. … Continue reading →

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Your Massachusetts State Legislature was busy at the end of the Year

Posted on January 4, 2021 by a1skeptic

This year, while the Presidential election was sucking up all the political oxygen in the nation, your Massachusetts state legislature (if you happen to live in the Commonwealth), accomplished two very interesting things: They enshrined Roe v. Wade into Massachusetts … Continue reading →

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Finally some good news out of the Supreme Court with the Hellerstedt decision

Posted on June 29, 2016 by a1skeptic

On Monday we had some rare good news coming out of the Supreme Court in a case that would not have been affected by whether Justice Antonin Scalia had remained alive or not. It’s the case of Whole Woman’s Health … Continue reading →

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Oh sure, let’s throw women in jail for having an abortion

Posted on March 31, 2016 by a1skeptic

People forget sometimes how much of a struggle it was for all of us to get the right to choose. Now the Republicans have been pushing the pro-life position for a long time, but today Chris Matthews got Donald Trump … Continue reading →

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More Abortion Hijinx in Texas

Posted on June 10, 2015 by a1skeptic

Yesterday, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a 2013 Texas law with significant abortion restrictions, that will force the closure of all but seven of the 40 remaining abortion clinics remaining in Texas. This is the law that prompted … Continue reading →

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Are We Really Debating Abortion Again 42 Years Later?

Posted on January 22, 2015 by a1skeptic

Well, here is what we can expect from our new Republican Congress: votes to try to restrict abortion. Some more that it’s already been restricted. Are we really having this debate in 2015, in the United States of America? Forty-two … Continue reading →

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