Lindsey Graham, a self-described supporter of the rights of the unborn, went after Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan today over her views on abortion rights and, more importantly, her understanding of Roe v. Wade and how medical advancements might change the historic Supreme Court decision.In Roe v. Wade, the court ruled that the states could issue no laws restricting the legality of abortion in the first trimester because it deemed the fetus not viable at that stage and abortion presents few risks to the mother; it allowed states to restrict abortions thereafter insofar as was necessary to preserve the health and life of the mother; and it offered that states might even proscribe abortion, except when necessary to preserve the life or health of the mother, after viability. The ruling, more or less, says that a woman’s privacy is paramount when her health is not endangered and the fetus isn’t viable.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=124493