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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 […]
Dobbs Sentences #163: Part II C 2
Paragraph 4 of 4 Sentence 2 of 2 This section closes with a sentence containing two claims: “They have failed to make that showing, and we thus return the power to weigh those arguments to the people and their elected representatives.” The claims: The first claim: I don’t know that this has been established even […]
Dobbs Sentences #162: Part II C 2
Paragraph 4 of 4 Sentence 1 of 2 This sentence contains two claims: “Both sides make important policy arguments, but supporters of Roe and Casey must show that this Court has the authority to weigh those arguments and decide how abortion may be regulated in the States.” The claims: One at a time: Did they, […]
Dobbs Sentences #160: Part II C 2
Paragraph 3 of 4 Sentence 2 of 3 This is a big one. It’s one claim, I guess, but the six parts of the claim are separable into individual claims, so I’ll do that: “They note that attitudes about the pregnancy of unmarried women have changed drastically; that federal and state laws ban discrimination on […]
Dobbs Sentences #156: Part II C 2
Paragraph 1 of 4 Sentence 3 of 3 This paragraph ends with a compound sentence containing two claims: “It has been addressed by lawmakers for centuries, and the fundamental moral question that it poses is ageless.” The claims: The first claim is pretty simple: This is true in the sense that we have a scattering […]
Dobbs Sentences #155: Part II C 2
Paragraph 1 of 4 Sentence 2 of 3 Here’s another short sentence. “Abortion is nothing new.” Just one claim. I’m going to call it true. Unless someone wants to contest this? Didn’t think so. This is true:
Dobbs Sentences #154: Part II C 2
Paragraph 1 of 4 Sentence 1 of 3 This sentence contains at least four claims: “In drawing this critical distinction between the abortion right and other rights, it is not necessary to dispute Casey’s claim (which we accept for the sake of argument) that ‘the specific practices of States at the time of the adoption […]
Dobbs Sentences #151: Part II C 1
Paragraph 6 of 6 Sentence 2 of 4 This sentence is a single claim: “None of the other decisions cited by Roe and Casey involved the critical moral question posed by abortion.” As we established in the last sentence, this is true. The other decisions do not involve the destruction of the fetus/unborn child/MacGuffin. Some […]
Dobbs Sentences #150: Part II C 1
Paragraph 6 of 6 Sentence 1 of 4 This sentence is packed with significance—and three claims: “What sharply distinguishes the abortion right from the rights recognized in the cases on which Roe and Casey rely is something that both those decisions acknowledged: Abortion destroys what those decisions call ‘potential life’ and what the law at […]
Dobbs Sentences #142: Part II C 1
Paragraph 4 of 6 Sentence 5 of 6 This sentence is essentially the same claim with opposite specifics: “Voters in other States may wish to impose tight restrictions based on their belief that abortion destroys an ‘unborn human being.’ Miss. Code Ann. §41–41–191(4)(b).” One interesting element of this sentence, this claim, is that it references […]
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