Roe v. Wade could quite possibly be reversed this year. The arguments in favor of reversal are powerful and gaining traction, essentially bringing old reasoning into greater focus and doubt both morally and legally. What then?
On the merits, a case entitled Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was argued before the Supreme Court in December 2021. How this case is decided—likely in June, five months before the 2022 elections—will cast either light or shadow.
The question posed is whether a Mississippi law prohibiting abortion after 15 weeks, technically prior to the 24-week “viability” standard, is constitutional. Why would such state laws not be constitutional? Because in 1973, the High Court in Roe v. Wade mysteriously “found” a constitutional “right” tucked into the 14th Amendment to kill a nascent baby if not “viable” outside the womb.
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Robert B. Charles
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Expertise
- • U.S. foreign policy and national security
- • Counter-narcotics and international law enforcement
- • American politics and government
- • Leadership, character, and American history
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- • Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (October 2003 - March 2005)
- • Reagan White House staffer (1981-1983)
- • Deputy Associate Director, Office of Domestic Policy, George H.W. Bush White House (1992-1993)
- • Staff Director and Chief Counsel, U.S. House Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs, and Criminal Justice (1995-1999)
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