What Happens in the November Elections Could Mean the Difference Between Outlawing Abortion in Some States and Outlawing It Nationwide
August 2, 2018 in Blogs
If Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court, is confirmed by the Republican-controlled Senate—and most likely, he will be—it probably won’t be long before the High Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 right-to-privacy decision that, in effect, made abortion legal in all 50 states. The end of Roe would not automatically mean a nationwide ban on abortion; rather, the legality or illegality of abortion would be determined on a state-by-state basis. But here’s where it gets even worse: post-Roe, Republicans in Congress would be free to pass a bill calling for abortion to be banned throughout the U.S.—and Trump would no doubt sign it into law. It remains to be seen what will happen in the November midterms, but the way things are shaping up, the events of November 6, 2018 could very well mean the difference between abortion becoming illegal in certain states and abortion becoming illegal throughout the entire country—which is the Christian Right’s ultimate goal.
Democrats are hoping to regain both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, and they only need to control one of the two to prevent a nationwide abortion ban. In a post-Roe v. Wade scenario, Republicans would be free to introduce all the anti-abortion bills they wanted in the Senate or the House—but both houses of Congress would have to reach a mutual agreement in order for a bill outlawing abortion nationwide to make it to President Trump’s desk to sign. And if Democrats retake either the Senate or the House, they would have the votes to defeat such a bill. A Democratic majority in either the House or the Senate won’t prevent the U.S. Supreme Court from overturning Roe v. Wade if Kavanaugh is confirmed, but it could at least prevent abortion from being outlawed in all 50 states.
Democrats have some heavy lifting to do if they …read more
Source: ALTERNET
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