Word: roe
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Thus, we find extremists dominating the current discourse (ORGASM and AALARM), while the liberals have lost the motivation to argue intelligently for their positions. It is not a defense of liberal values to say that an opponent is "racist" or "homophobic," and as the current assault on Roe v. Wade shows, liberals must be careful not to fall into the complacency of an established position...
Ironically, it was the Supreme Court's decision creating a right to abortion in Roe v. Wade that also provided some of the legal underpinning for fetal rights. The same ruling recognized a government interest in protecting the fetus during the last trimester of pregnancy. But while judges had a hand in creating fetal rights, courts will never be able to ensure real protection to an unborn child. That will have to come from mothers who take responsibility for the lives they carry within them -- and a nation willing to provide the fetus with real prenatal care...
...claims of superior understanding is a pretty daunting turn in race relations, sexual-orientation relations, gender relations. I have no doubt that being white keeps me from knowing exactly, and personally, what's going on in Black culture. But can you imagine how unconvincing the argument for upholding Roe v. Wade would be if all that was said to men is that "It's a woman's thing. You wouldn't understand...
...bachelor from Weare, N.H., keenly senses that he has been chosen by Bush and history to cast perhaps the deciding vote on whether to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that made abortion legal in all states. He gave scant comfort to either side on that issue, flatly refusing to discuss Roe even in the wake of lengthy grilling by committee chairman Joseph Biden. Though he acknowledged the right of married couples to privacy, he refused to budge further in discussing either privacy or abortion rights. When asked whether he could understand the anguish of a woman facing...
...ordeal is a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, which is scheduled to begin later this week. The enigmatic New Englander will be closely questioned about his judicial philosophy in what are expected to be heated, partisan sessions. In particular, some Senators will try to probe Souter's views on Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that legalized abortion. Pro-choice and some women's groups have been mobilizing against Souter, but they are unlikely to impede his progress -- unless he makes a major gaffe. "Souter is far too good a technical lawyer to get himself into trouble," says American University...