Odds of the Supreme Court Approving Abortion Based on Religion


Watching the case filed by several Jewish women move forward is both fascinating and exasperating. It is fascinating because it puts a finger in the eye of decisions which say, "Abortion is against my religion." These women are saying the Jewish faith determines life begins at birth any law which says otherwise limits our right to an abortion. 

I had not realized this, but U.S. Catholic Bishops feared this kind of case a decade ago. They did not like the Freedom of Religion Act because they recognized religion could be used in favor of abortion rights. Now what they feared is coming to the courts. The Freedom of Religion Act passed with support from both Parties. 

Any cases or arguments in the past that used religion to justify abortion rights has been dismissed out of hand. Is there any good reason why it might be different now? Probably not. That is exasperating.

Supreme Court decisions about abortion have always been a bit, if not completely, arbitrary. The original Roe decision was that when the fetus was "viable" a new rule kicked in. Now viability has changed and forced birth operatives are trying to change it further by claiming that when nerves fire that is a "heartbeat." This, even though there is no heart. They have been successful in many states.

This ability to be completely arbitrary gives the current Supreme Court the right to rule, "The rights of the fetus are more important than the rights of Jewish women." Not only can they make such a ruling, I predict they will. 

Such a ruling from the current Supreme Court would then stand until enough time passed changing the makeup of the court. The new court would have the same option, to make an arbitrary ruling in exactly the opposite direction. A future court will decide the religious views of the Jewish women are more important than the fetus. Why not? Arbitrary is the standard. 


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Maybe the "Original Sin" Should be Reassigned

Image
We can all agree most Catholic priests are fine people and not guilty of sexual abuse. What Catholics must face, however, it that their church harbors executives who are dishonest . There is an incredible story about the Argentine Bishop Zanchetta. The Pope worked with him in Argentina and they are considered friends. Around 2015 Zanchetta sent nude pictures of himself and they began circulating world wide. He also was too friendly with young seminarians and some left because of him.  Three different officials say they made formal complaints to the Vatican about Zanchetta between 2015 and 2017. Yet, in 2018, the Vatican claimed it was unaware of any complaints about Zanchetta. This might be a good time to repeat the Catholic hierarchy claims to have the sole authority handed down from Jesus to what the faith stands for. It condemns as sinners those who practice birth control, have abortions and gay sexual relationships. Handing the hierarchy this responsibility would make som
Read more

The Religious Capitol Invaders May Yet Win

Image
So much about U.S. society and religion can be learned from the Civil War and what happened afterwards. After its defeat, the South started a myth about the unethical soldiers from the North. The South fought for principles of God and states rights. The North did not. It was the South, this propaganda told the country, that had the high moral ground.  The Capitol invaders, encouraged by Trump, swallowed the myth that Biden's election was stolen. Thus, they think they held and still hold the high moral ground. This was reinforced by the cross and prayers during the invasion. Even with Trump is gone, we will see political opportunists like Senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley stroking crowds and feeding the same lies as Trump. Like "the South will rise again" these gullible followers will talk of victory over the unclean. After the Civil War the South rallied around the phrase, Lost Cause. For decades, and maybe to this day, there are ceremonies remembering fallen martyrs, Re
Read more

Father Frank Pavone, the Ultimate Crook

Image
Recently, the Vatican defrocked Frank Pavone. His diehard fans are outraged. This is because he cleverly manipulated his fans and the press all the while living well from donations and, apparently, abusing some women. By making abortion the "sin" of the century, and himself the main opposition to this one sin, he himself could get away with any sin he pleased.  As the link points out, Pavone was the perfect priest for the Trump era. Trump is so self-important laws have no role in his life. He felt accountable to no one. Women were there to be had. Pavone and Trump are interchangeable.  Pavone was very successful raising money. In his mind, abortion was so important in Catholic beliefs and he was so important in anti-abortion the money he raised opposing it was his to do with what he liked. The Catholic Church, the brand name he used to raise this money, thought the money belonged to it. When he gave the Vatican the bird, it gave him walking papers. With polls showing the majo
Read more