Elizabeth Kirk, Director of Catholic Law’s Center for Law and the Human Person, published an op-ed in The Washington Times. The piece looks at abortion measures on ballots in the midterm elections and suggests that the political rhetoric of “restore Roe” doesn’t accurately describe the proposed laws. Kirk encourages politicians to explain clearly and honestly the abortion policies they support.
The Washington Times
Date: Monday, November 7, 2022
Euphemisms like ‘restore Roe’ mislead Americans on U.S. abortion law
Democrats’ radical support for late-term, on-demand abortion
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But none of these proposed laws would merely “restore Roe.”
All three laws go far beyond Roe and its successor case, Casey, which permitted states to regulate abortion in limited ways before viability. After viability, states could even prohibit abortion (subject to some exceptions). There is no such freedom under the proposed laws. None of the laws permit states to regulate abortion to protect minors. None of the laws permit states to ensure parents can be involved in their young daughter’s decisions. None of the laws permit states to give meaningful protections to the unborn child as the pregnancy progresses, even after viability.
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