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Partial Reversal

The Supreme Court's abortion decision shows that the arguments have changed.

Ted Olsen | posted 5/14/2007 08:42AM

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Carhart, "a decision so narrow, so begrudging and limited, may invite a series of measures simple and unthreatening, but the kinds of measures that gather force with each move," Arkes said.

Such a strategy is often called "chipping away." But these laws are really about creating, not destroying. Ginsburg's dissent shows that Roe has few supporters left. The question is: What will replace it? Absolute personal autonomy? Or justice and mercy?

Related Elsewhere:

The decision is available at the Supreme Court website.

Christianity Today editorialized on the Supreme Court's ruling. CT's Weblog also commented.

SCOTUSBlog has several analysis pieces on the Supreme Court's decision, which reporter Lyle Denniston calls "on a par, historically, with Roe v. Wade." The How Appealing blog has many links to news stories and opinion pieces in the mainstream media.

More on the partial-birth abortion ban, including "Total Victory on Partial-Birth Abortion" is available in our full coverage area. Our Life Ethics area has articles on the South Dakota ban and related topics.

Recent Tidings columns include:

Jingo Jangle | Christian tribalism is a renunciation of God's kingdom. (April 18, 2007)

Church Divorce Done Right | Denominational splits just aren't what they used to be. (Mar. 7, 2007)

Why Isn't 'Yes' Enough? | The fuss over swearing-in ceremonies reveals a deeper problem. (Feb. 23, 2007)

Bottom-Up Discipline | What do you do when your pastor--or your entire denomination--strays? (January 16, 2007)

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katielady

Posted: May 14, 2007 11:47 PM


there is no such thing as a fetus, it is a BABY from the day of conception, and God will deal with those People who think it isn't a baby until the child comes out,God help us save lives not kill them,why do we have no one to fill the skills positions in our country, because of abortions......

George

Posted: May 14, 2007 12:35 PM

"it has already changed the conversation about abortion, horrifying even the pro-Roe Kennedy with the procedure's near equivalence to infanticide" - my concern with the act and the decision is that it suggests that "right to life" is a question of position in the birth canal, rather than the infinite worth of the life being terminated. If we truly believe this to be a life, it is infanticide regardless of the abortion technique; otherwise, perhaps we do not truly believe this to be a life after all (Roe noted that the penalty for abortion in the overturned statute was nowhere close to that for murder; this act proscribes penalty for the mother, not customary for an accessory to a murder). To permit the taking of a life as long as the technique does not horrify us hardly seems a high moral stance. Ultimately, we allow the killing but prohibit a technique which might (however rarely) benefit the mother, again, hardly a high moral stance.

James T

Posted: May 14, 2007 12:27 PM


Jane: I am against abortion but don't blame abortions on men. The ultimate choice always go to the women. Who has to pay after a child is born? The men. They don't have a choice not to pay. There are hundred of thousands of men who are paying child support for children not their.

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