Tag Archives: Dobbs v Jackson
Dobbs Sentences #7: Part II A 1
Paragraph 3 of 5 Sentence 2 of 6 This sentence is a single claim, and it’s easy to check since it’s a direct quote from Roe and includes a citation: One possibility was that the right was “founded . . . in the Ninth Amendment’s reservation of rights to the people.” Id., at 153. And […]
Dobbs Sentences #6: Part II A 1
Paragraph 3 of 5 Sentence 1 of 6 The first sentence in the third paragraph of this portion of Dobbs is a thesis statement, and its support should come in the following sentences. In a way, though, it’s an expansion on the last sentence of the previous paragraph. Instead of enumerating the parts of the […]
Dobbs Sentences #5: Part II A 1
Paragraph 2 of 5 Sentence 3 of 3 To finish out this paragraph we have a third sentence that sticks pretty closely to the previous one. “And that privacy right, Roe observed, had been found to spring from no fewer than five different constitutional provisions—the First, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, and Fourteenth Amendments.” Id., at 152. […]
Dobbs Sentences #4: Part II A 1
Paragraph 2 of 5 Sentence 2 of 3 Now we start actually engaging with Roe (read and download here). The point being made isn’t controversial, but it’s necessary to lay out the basics. The sentence reads: “It held that the abortion right, which is not mentioned in the Constitution, is part of a right to […]
Dobbs Sentences #3: Part II A 1
Paragraph 2 of 5 Sentence 1 of 3 There isn’t a good way to mark the next sentence as true or false, and there may never be. It is an assertion. It is a claim. It’s just not exactly verifiable or falsifiable. Here it is: “Roe, however, was remarkably loose in its treatment of the […]
Dobbs Sentences #2: Part II A 1
Paragraph 1 of 5 Sentence 2 of 2 The Constitution makes no express reference to a right to obtain an abortion, and therefore those who claim that it protects such a right must show that the right is somehow implicit in the constitutional text. This is simpler as it doesn’t refer to any sources for […]
Dobbs: True Claims
This is where I’m going to list all of the claims I’ve determined to be true as I go through Dobbs v. Jackson. Nothing is ever set in stone–if you think anything here is wrong, let me know. If your argument is good, if it’s well supported, I’ll change my mind and move the claim […]
Dobbs #1: Why Start With Dobbs?
The first topic I’m going to dig into is the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision from 2022. Why? Because it’s an important decision, it will be relevant until something happens to supersede it, and it’s tied to a lot of other significant discussions. I’m going to start with a few posts here laying out […]
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Dobbs Sentences #1: Part II A 1
Now it’s time to start looking at the sentences and claims in Dobbs. I’m going to take each sentence, identify the claim or claims made in that sentence, and sort them into three categories: true, false, or undetermined. Paragraph 1 of 5 Sentence 1 of 2 Constitutional analysis must begin with “the language of the […]