Paragraph 3 of 3 Sentence 4 of 4 To close out Part II we get a sentence with a single claim: “Nothing in the Constitution or in our Nation’s legal traditions authorizes the Court to adopt that ‘“theory of life.”’ Post, at 8.” And here’s the cited passage in the dissent: “Some half-century ago, Roe […]
Paragraph 3 of 3 Sentence 3 of 4 Two claims in this sentence: “According to the dissent, the Constitution requires the States to regard a fetus as lacking even the most basic human right—to live—at least until an arbitrary point in a pregnancy has passed.” The claims: “According to the dissent, the Constitution requires the […]
Paragraph 3 of 3 Sentence 2 of 4 Two claims in this sentence: “The dissent, by contrast, would impose on the people a particular theory about when the rights of personhood begin.” The claims: “The dissent [. . .] would impose on the people a particular theory about when the rights of personhood begin.” This […]
Paragraph 3 of 3 Sentence 1 of 4 One claim in this sentence, and it’s a doozy: “Our opinion is not based on any view about if and when prenatal life is entitled to any of the rights enjoyed after birth.” This could be true depending on the reading of “is not based on,” but […]
Paragraph 2 of 3 Sentence 8 of 8 This sentence contains just one claim: “Nor does it identify any other point in a pregnancy after which a State is permitted to prohibit the destruction of a fetus.” I’ll reword that so it can stand alone: “[I]t [does not] identify any other point in a pregnancy […]
Paragraph 2 of 3 Sentence 7 of 8 This sentence contains two claims: “It was not adequately justified in Roe, and the dissent does not even try to defend it today.” The claims: “[The viability line] was not adequately justified in Roe.” “[T]he dissent does not even try to defend [the viability line] today.” Both […]
Paragraph 2 of 3 Sentence 6 of 8 Three claims here: “But for reasons we discuss later, see infra, at 50–54, 55–56, and given in the opinion of The Chief Justice, post, at 2–5 (opinion concurring in judgment), the viability line makes no sense.” These claims make more sense taken last to first: “[T]he viability […]
Paragraph 2 of 3 Sentence 5 of 8 Just one claim in this sentence, but five references to check: “The dissent repeatedly praises the ‘balance,’ post, at 2, 6, 8, 10, 12, that the viability line strikes between a woman’s liberty interest and the State’s interest in prenatal life.” The claim without citations: “The dissent […]
Paragraph 2 of 3 Sentence 4 of 8 One claim in this sentence: “However, the dissent evinces no similar regard for a State’s interest in protecting prenatal life.” This is going to take a thorough reading of the dissent to check out, so for now it’s undetermined: “However, the dissent evinces no similar regard for […]
Paragraph 2 of 3 Sentence 3 of 8 Just one claim in this sentence: “These are important concerns.” The claim filled in with information from the last sentence: “[T]he effects of pregnancy on women, the burdens of motherhood, and the difficulties faced by poor women” “are important concerns.” I’m calling this true.
