Court to hear case to reopen Roe V. Wade
DALLAS (AP) -- A federal appeals court has agreed to hear a request from the woman formerly known as "Jane Roe" to reconsider the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion.
Norma McCorvey, who joined with anti-abortion activists nearly 10 years ago, is seeking to have the decision overturned, citing what she says is more than 30 years of evidence that abortions are psychologically harmful to women.
Its 2004, and this is still happening. Unbelievable.
The article talks about how a federal district judge threw out the case last June saying too much time had elapsed( uh duh) but the New Orleans based 5th circuit court of appeals has agreed to hear it.
Well this would be a really interesting development, to see them overturn Roe v. Wade in an election year.Along with the civil union-gay marriage stuff.
What really distresses me here is the injection of so much religious beliefs into our laws. I mean I'm a fairly spiritual person, but I am a firm advocate of separation of church and state. We dont live in a damn theocracy, and people should realize by now the dangers of such govts.
And although the lady in question is pressing the case based on 30 years of evidence of psychological damage to women, or so she says, the main thrust of the pro life movement has been on religious grounds.
So anybody know anything about the 5th US circuit court of appeals? Any chance they might actually overturn Roe v Wade?