Tag Archives: Dissent
Dobbs Sentences #166: Part II D 1
Paragraph 1 of 3 Sentence 3 of 3 This sentence packs in a lot of low-impact claims: “Nor does the dissent dispute the fact that abortion was illegal at common law at least after quickening; that the 19th century saw a trend toward criminalization of pre-quickening abortions; that by 1868, a supermajority of States (at […]
Dobbs Sentences #165: Part II D 1
Paragraph 1 of 3 Sentence 2 of 3 The next sentence has one tripartite claim: “The dissent does not identify any pre-Roe authority that supports such a right—no state constitutional provision or statute, no federal or state judicial precedent, not even a scholarly treatise. Compare post, at 12–14, n. 2, with supra, at 15–16, and […]
Dobbs Sentences #164: Part II D 1
Paragraph 1 of 3 Sentence 1 of 3 Part D opens with a single claim: “The dissent is very candid that it cannot show that a constitutional right to abortion has any foundation, let alone a ‘“deeply rooted”’ one, ‘“in this Nation’s history and tradition.”’ Glucksberg, 521 U.S., at 721; see post, at 12–14 (joint […]
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