Justices Leave in Place Ruling Against Abortion Ultrasound Requirement
Source: The New York TImes
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a state court’s decision striking down an Oklahoma law that required women seeking abortions to have an ultrasound image placed in front of them and to listen to a detailed description of the fetus before the procedure.
The ultrasound typically required a vaginal probe and had to be performed even if women objected. Some doctors said the requirement that they recite the description was a violation of medical ethics.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down the law in December, saying it conflicted with a 1992 United States Supreme Court decision protecting the constitutional right to abortion. In their brief to the justices, state officials said the law was consistent with the decision, which upheld a Pennsylvania law calling for informed consent from women seeking abortions.
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As is their custom, the justices gave no reasons for their decision not to hear the case. Last week, the court dismissed an appeal from a decision striking down another Oklahoma law, that one an effort to limit medicinal abortions.
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Response to DreamGypsy (Original post)
... that if they let that shite stand, the Republican Party would truly never ever win another election. Basically, any law against the right to a abortion is unconstitutional. One of these days (when we're all dead and gone), I predict we will have a Supreme Court that is more female than male. 
..."they" being the present right wing majority of "Justices" on the USSC. What was it Republicans used to accuse the USSC of? "Judicial Activism? Real justice, they purported, was somehow left-leaning. Their idea of "real justice" should lean to the right. And in the end (present day) they are guilty of what they accused the court of being before they started stacking the deck. i.e. they are indeed practicing "judicial activism."
This is a direct symptom of psychopathology that directs the Supreme Court today. I'm referring to the psychopath who blames his victim for what he, himself, is in fact doing. It's a tactic the psychopath uses all the time in order to manipulate, bully and intimidate another in order to get his way. 
... the court has gone straight down-hill and to the right since GHWB appointed and the Senate confirmed Mr Long dong silver himself, Clarence Thomas. 
... how that all affected me. I was sick at my stomach over it for weeks. Gave my Senator down the road for it too. (A DINO, who officially change parties soon thereafter [Richard Shelby]). grrrrrrrrr 
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014639269
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023975938
