Tag Archives: Eleanor Beare
Dobbs History and Tradition #1
I found a number of interesting claims in a Washington Post article written in May of 2022 by Gillian Brockell. She addresses some of the historical material the Dobbs majority discusses in the decision. About Matthew Hale: “At least seven times, Alito cited Sir Matthew Hale, a 17th-century jurist who didn’t think marital rape was […]
Dobbs Sentences #62: Part II B 2 a
Paragraph 4 of 8 Sentence 2 of 3 The next sentence is a single claim, and one we’ve already confirmed: “Quite to the contrary, in the 1732 case mentioned above, the judge said of the charge of abortion (with no mention of quickening) that he had ‘never met with a case so barbarous and unnatural.’28” […]
Dobbs Sentences #59: Part II B 2 a
Paragraph 3 of 8 Sentence 2 of 3 Finally! The next sentence is a single, simple claim that is easily investigated. It reads: “In 1732, for example, Eleanor Beare was convicted of ‘destroying the Foetus in the Womb’ of another woman and ‘thereby causing her to miscarry.’”26 The Court has made our investigation easy in […]
Cynical Jason 