History note

Jul 7, 2022
Jul 7, 2022 Updated Apr 13, 2025
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Editor,

In “Today in history — June 27, 2022,” The Associated Press highlights the U.S. Supreme Court’s defense of abortion rights in 2016.

(7) comments

Dirk van Ulden Jul 7, 2022 8:24am

Dear Mr/Mrs Habeeb - these are not mean-spirited judges but experts in their respective judicial fields. They merely undid what prior colleagues managed to pull of that was inconsistent with the Constitution. The only way to remove them is through impeachment but, pray tell me, what would be the grounds for that measure? Finally doing what the Founding Fathers had in mind for this Country, instead of coming up with twisted interpretations?

Jorg Jul 7, 2022 8:45am

Dirk: No matter how creatively you twist the US Constitution around, where do you find anything about women not allowed to control their own body? That’s just a sick fantasy by men who feel insecure about women and who may not have been very successful, and instead resorting to force, like this Kavanaugh character.

Dirk van Ulden Jul 7, 2022 10:08am

And Jorg, where do you find anything in the Constitution anything about women specifically being allowed to control their own body?

Jorg Jul 7, 2022 10:32am

Dirk: And why should there be? Both by default and pure logic, women should be in charge of their own body! You don't find anything about how to wash ourselves, either, yet we do so without any directives from the SCOTUS!

John Baker Jul 7, 2022 2:52pm

Hmm... "Where do you find anything in the Constitution anything about women specifically being allowed to control their own body?" Does that apply everywhere? Can the government now force/prevent, say, vaccinations? Blood donations? It's another place where a document written 234 years ago by a privileged class needs to be made easier to amend.

Jorg Jul 7, 2022 3:35pm

Dirk: You don't find anything in the US Constitution about women being allowed to drive cars either, or fly airplanes, or go skiing without a male escort, for that matter!

edkahl Jul 9, 2022 11:53am

Have you ever read our Constitution our have any idea of what it really says???

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