Tag Archives: Claims
Dobbs Sentences #134: Part II C 1
Paragraph 2 of 6 Sentence 3 of 3 This sentence is one simple claim: “Casey elaborated: ‘At the heart of liberty is the right to define one’s own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life.’ Ibid.” For the list: And here is the passage in Casey, which […]
Dobbs Sentences #133: Part II C 1
Paragraph 2 of 6 Sentence 2 of 3 The second sentence in this section makes two claims based on the previous sentence: “Roe termed this a right to privacy, 410 U.S., at 154, and Casey described it as the freedom to make ‘intimate and personal choices’ that are ‘central to personal dignity and autonomy,’ 505 […]
Dobbs Sentences #132: Part II C 1 (The Return)
Paragraph 1 of 6 Sentence 2 of 2 The first sentence of Part II C 1 contains two claims: “Instead of seriously pressing the argument that the abortion right itself has deep roots, supporters of Roe and Casey contend that the abortion right is an integral part of a broader entrenched right.” Here are the […]
Dobbs Sentences #131: Part II B 3
Paragraph 11 of 11 Sentence 2 of 2 The final sentence in Part II B 3 has just one claim: “And we see no reason to discount the significance of the state laws in question based on these amici’s suggestions about legislative motive.41” This claim is subjective, and not really eligible for verification or falsification: […]
Dobbs Sentences #130: Part II B 3
Paragraph 11 of 11 Sentence 1 of 2 The next sentence has three claims: “One may disagree with this belief (and our decision is not based on any view about when a State should regard prenatal life as having rights or legally cognizable interests), but even Roe and Casey did not question the good faith […]
Dobbs Sentences #129: Part II B 3
Paragraph 10 of 11 Sentence 2 of 2 On claim and a fistful of sources with this sentence: “Many judicial decisions from the late 19th and early 20th centuries made that point. See, e.g., Nash v. Meyer, 54 Idaho 283, 301, 31 P. 2d 273, 280 (1934); State v. Ausplund, 86 Ore. 121, 131–132, 167 […]
Dobbs Sentences #128: Part II B 3
Paragraph 10 of 11 Sentence 1 of 2 One claim in this sentence: “There is ample evidence that the passage of these laws was instead spurred by a sincere belief that abortion kills a human being.” That’s a motive, too, right? Certainly held by some—maybe even most—but it would be irresponsible to ascribe it to […]
Dobbs Sentences #127: Part II B 3
Paragraph 9 of 11 Sentence 3 of 3 This sentence is a single claim couched in a rhetorical question: “Are we to believe that the hundreds of lawmakers whose votes were needed to enact these laws were motivated by hostility to Catholics and women?” The claim: It is, of course, unlikely-bordering-on-impossible that one group of […]
Dobbs Sentences #126: Part II B 3
Paragraph 9 of 11 Sentence 2 of 3 The next sentence contains three claims: “Recall that at the time of the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment, over three-quarters of the States had adopted statutes criminalizing abortion (usually at all stages of pregnancy), and that from the early 20th century until the day Roe was handed […]
Dobbs Sentences #125: Part II B 3
Paragraph 9 of 11 Sentence 1 of 3 I get four claims out of this sentence: “Here, the argument about legislative motive is not even based on statements by legislators, but on statements made by a few supporters of the new 19th-century abortion laws, and it is quite a leap to attribute these motives to […]
Cynical Jason 