Right to Abortion Not in The Constitution?
It’s not the only thing; Time to go on the Offensive
by Elaine Gilmartin
For those who have not yet connected the dots, rolling back the right to abortion has nothing to do with the preservation of life. It’s an autocratic power grab intended to marginalize women from political and economic power. It is not pro-life.
Denial of health care is anti-life.
As we watch red state after red state legislate ever increasing draconian measures, from six-week bans, to no exceptions, to criminalizing women and doctors, we are continually playing catch up by going on the defensive.
Let’s face it. The soccer team that wins is the team that keeps shooting on goal. Why then are we relentlessly playing goalie with no forwards or striker on offense?
Here’s what Sammy (Alito) wrote when he and his compadres destroyed fifty years of precedent.
“The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision, including the one on which the defenders of Roe and Casey now chiefly rely — the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.”
In the Fourteenth Amendment, the right to privacy is implied by the guarantee of due process for all individuals, meaning…
