Thread: Justice Scalia: Abortion Not Prohibited in Constitution
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Old 04-24-2008, 09:54 PM
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Default Re: Justice Scalia: Abortion Not Prohibited in Constitution
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Originally Posted by saltwn View Post
I think it wasn't specified in the constitution for the same reason putting a strip tease joint next to a church wasn't included. People just never thought it would be an issue (if they thought about it at all).
So he is skirting around interpretation of when life begins or viability.
You think women didn't abort unwanted fetuses in the 1700s?
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