Comments on Northern Virginia Whig: Abortion Revisted

Thank you, Exiled Sympathizer for hitting all the ...

2009-12-06T10:44:11.112-05:00

Thank you, Exiled Sympathizer for hitting all the points I have been unable to convey to this point re: abortion.
As far as legislating morality goes; state law might dictate "blue laws" for booze on Sunday, but it doesn't stop people from drinking (we have the same laws in GA). You just buy more on Saturday in anticipation of Sunday or you go to a restaurant. JS

So why doesn't Congress just resolve the issue by ...

2009-12-05T18:28:19.174-05:00

So why doesn't Congress just resolve the issue by passing legislation legalizing the trimester-framework?

Shouldn't it be the States that legislate morality and not the Federal state?

Why attach the word "legislate" to a judicial deci...

2009-12-03T07:38:46.760-05:00

Why attach the word "legislate" to a judicial decision (Roe v. Wade)? Many would say, that's exactly the problem. The argument runs:
1. the Constitution says nothing about abortion;
2. it took a very expansive reading of the 14th Amendment to find a right to abortion (listen for the dog-whistle word "penumbra," although I think it actually came from Casey v.

John, could you state what you said another way? ...

2009-12-03T00:25:24.964-05:00

John, could you state what you said another way? It has me scratching my head. When you said: "It appears as though the legality of some things determines its morality."

Right, but even under it's "legal" status, it's st...

2009-12-02T22:19:44.520-05:00

Right, but even under it's "legal" status, it's still regulated, in some cases, by statewide government programs (Planned Parenthood, eventhough PP does not promote abortion, it is an option). It appears as though the legality of some things determines its morality.
JS

So I totally agree with you except on the issue of...

2009-11-29T23:02:46.725-05:00

So I totally agree with you except on the issue of abortion. For all others, it is clear that they only involve the person in question. In the case of abortion, there is the mother and the fetus. The issue is whether a fetus is allowed the protections (rights) of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Amendments. In Roe v Wade, Section 9 of the opinion, it is stated that a

Ah, the sticky wicket. I'm quite in the same boat ...

2009-11-28T13:13:19.331-05:00

Ah, the sticky wicket. I'm quite in the same boat as you. Legislation does not make people moral, whether it's drugs, abortion, prostitution, gambling. I think true freedom comes from having these things at your desposal; people demostrate morality by not choosing to participate. But government is going to be involved even if the aforementioned areas are "legal." The