Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
A Wisconsin law that requires abortion providers to get admitting privileges at nearby hospitals is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court panel ruled Monday.
Judge Richard Posner, writing for the 7th Circuit majority, stated that the regulation qualifies as an "undue burden" and that the medical grounds for such a requirement is "nonexistent." Posner also had some words for abortion foes: "Opponents of abortion reveal their true objectives when they procure legislation limited to a medical procedure— abortion—that rarely produces a medical emergency."
In anticipation of the incipient chorus of whines about 'activist liberal judges!', I'd like to remind (or educate) the knee-jerk crowd that Judge Richard Posner was nominated in 1981 by President Ronald Reagan and confirmed by the Republican-controlled Senate that same year.
Well, to be fair, Judge Posner has become more of a liberal in the recent years. However, hands down, he is the most respected Federal judge outside of the SCOTUS, and the SCOTUS will pay attention to what he has to say on any topic. The admitting privilege requirement is totally bogus, and the SCOTUS will rule on it in the Texas case that they granted a writ of certiorari on recently.
Anti-choice people should realize that the more you cut off access to traditional abortions, the more people will rely on other methods, i.e., abortion pills purchased online. These pills, purchased often from foreign sources, are not prescribed under physicians' oversight, and the quality control and purity are questionable. Currently, third trimester abortion simply cannot be obtained (except for limited medical reasons). However, with abortion pills, no one can exercise any type of control whatsoever. By making the process a lot easier (e.g., not having to walk through the abusing line at Planned Parenthood), there will be more abortions. Also, more patients will get an abortion in Mexico and elsewhere.
Watch out what you wish for; you could lose all control over the procedure.
Mick
Last edited by MTQ3000; 11-24-2015 at 03:01 PM..
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
