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January 22, 2003
Roe is legal nonsense The simple fact is that Roe v Wade is nonsense as a legal opinion. It is nonsense to pretend the constitution guarantees a right to abortion; there is nothing in the constitution about abortion. The court just wanted to make policy, so they did. They completely made it up wholecloth. The fact that you can get a half dozen lawyers to agree to the same lie doesn't make it the truth. Ann Coulter really nails the basic blunt legal point brilliantly- and hilariously.
Even if you favor legal abortion, do you think it so important that the ends justify absolutely any means? If the unelected court can just make up whatever laws they want, how good is that going to work? It'll cut back some way you won't like, and you won't have much you can do about it. Such practices are horribly destructive to our whole democratic structure.
Abortion law after the inevitable fall of the meritless Roe
If the public supports your pro-choice position, then take it up in the legislatures like you should. No state would seriously try to completely outlaw the practice at this point, though at least a few would be inclined to put on some regulations and restrictions.
As a libertarian, I tend to be pretty opposed to government regulation, but thinking out specific abortion issues, I have some conflicting urges. For starters, proper libertarian position or no, I'm inclined to favor parental notification laws. Juveniles are not yet deemed ready to make all their own decisions -especially a teenager who has had no better judgment than to get pregnant. The opposition to this amounts to nothing more than presuming to have the federal courts by fiat overrule any parental objection to their child doing something they may well regret for the rest of their life. You don't need to get your parents' permission; WE give you permission.
Also, I can understand a woman insisting that she has a right to get anything or anyone taken out of her own body. However, why would it be unreasonable to expect that a viable fetus be merely kicked out of the womb rather than purposely slaughtered? That is, why wouldn't it be reasonable to expect viable fetuses to be delivered if possible rather than unnecessarily slaughtered? Is that too much to ask? If someone has purposely intruded into your house, you have a right to run them off or have them arrested, but you can't just KILL them. I think even most hardcore libertarians would agree to this. Why shouldn't a small baby who didn't ask to be there get at least the same consideration as a thief?
