OA #0009: Abortion, Roe v. Wade, and the Constitution, Part 1
August 30, 2016
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In Episodes 7 and 8, we discussed a recent decision by a federal court in Missouri dismissing a lawsuit brought by the Satanic Temple challenging certain Missouri laws that arguably restrict abortion rights. In this episode, we take a step back and look at the right to abortion itself and the sometimes-controversial Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade.
Our opening segment answers a listener question from Russ Kanjorski about the future of the Supreme Court, and fan favorite “Closed Arguments” continues with a look at the Cato Institute’s survey and ranking of states by “freedom.” (Hint: it has nothing to do with actual freedom, apparently.).
Show Notes & Links
- Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973).
- The Cato Institute’s stupid “Freedom in the 50 States” survey.
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- [00:00:00] Intro
- [00:02:10] Listener Questions: Do you think a liberal court would overturn Citizens United? Is the court more political now?
- [00:10:08] Main Topic: Roe v. Wade
- [00:12:52] Andrew responds to the statement "Considering that killing children is not a constitutional right then, no its not, neither are any of the justifications for abortive rights"
- [00:14:40] The response from Ted Cruz
- [00:18:35] Andrew states how the courts define 'person'
- [00:20:40] Page 159 (the bottom of section 9) of Roe v. Wade
- [00:25:12] Fourteenth Amendment as a defensible legal argument
- [00:27:49] Closed Arguments: The Cato Institute’s survey and ranking of states by “freedom”
- [00:41:00] Thanking original patrons and Patron Hall Of Fame
- [00:42:54] Outro
Follow up
- Episode 10: Part 2 of the Roe v. Wade deep dive
- Episode 11: Part 3 of the Roe v. Wade deep dive