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Wishing Conflict Away

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On November 17, 2008
I certainly respect E.J Dionne far more than I do Will Saletan. But it must be said that his new column has a pretty strong whiff of the "originating policies pro-choicers have been advocating for many decades" routine that Saletan has patented. Apparently, the solution...

Doubling Down on Twenty

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On November 13, 2008

Apparently, in response to their initiative getting roughly 0.0% of the vote in Colorado, advocates for giving zygotes constitutional rights are planning to broaden their campaign. I would advise anti-choicers.

Initiatives, Good and Bad

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On November 5, 2008

I was surprised by the results of two major initiatives yesterday. The pleasant surprise was Measure 11 in South Dakota. The rape-and-incest exemption, while essentially meaningless in terms of how.

Revisting Roe’s Status

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On October 31, 2008
Kay Steiger has an excellent article about how vulnerable Roe is under the current Supreme Court, which quotes yours truly. The bottom line for me remains that the argument that Roe's overturn is imminent depends on the belief that Kennedy has changed, and I just...

McCain On Abortion

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On October 16, 2008

I think Dana makes two very good points here. Indeed, not only are health exceptions popular, the dismissive tone of McCain's scare quotes were instructive in a way that (to.

Fundamental Rights and State Interests

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On October 2, 2008
Since there seems to be some confusion here, allow me to save time in comments by explaining a basic distinction:1)Under current law, a woman has a fundamental right to choose an abortion. And if Griswold is right, this conclusion is inescapable. (It's possible to argue...

Pulling the Thread

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On October 2, 2008

To follow-up on Adam's point here, the conservative project to separate the implied constitutional "right to privacy" from Roe v. Wade is longstanding. (I should note, contra to Ponnuru's fancy.

More Please

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On September 3, 2008
This ad seems like a good start, although it says something about the way pundits see abortion that cutting an ad supporting a Supreme Court decision supported by 2-to-1 majorities can be seen as a "counterintuitive" move. The next step: include in an ad the...

Bork Myth Addendum

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On August 28, 2008

A commenter spotted this howler from Rosen's article:In every presidential election from 1988 to 2004, the court had a six-justice majority in favor of upholding Roe v. Wade.Is this why.

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