I would like to point out that even this does not call for the right of a woman to hire whomever she likes to perform an Abortion, or to do it herself; all Laws still require that it be done by a "Doctor", and in fact the usual rhetoric is that Abortion is a decision for "The Woman And Her Doctor"!!! A true libertarian would fight to leave out that Doctor shit. Weirder still is the rhetoric about Euthanasia being done "By A Doctor". What the hell does a Doctor have to do with it? Make sure the needle is sterilized? Just shoot me.
http://members.aol.com/abtrbng/conlaw.htm ================================================================== ================================================================== The Court held that these provisions (1) invaded the privacy of the woman and her doctor ================================================================== ================================================================== --- In LibertarianEnterprise@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory Stuart Pettigrew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > George Phillies for President 2008 > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > > > *January 22, 2008* > > *Phillies: On Maintaining Personal Privacy* > > Today is the 35th Anniversary of the Supreme Court's finding in Roe v Wade. > By a seven-to-two majority, the Supreme Court found that Texas laws > regarding abortion were unconstitutional. The Court noted a > variety of valid grounds for their decision: "This right of privacy, whether > it be founded in the Fourteenth Amendment's concept of personal liberty and > restrictions upon state action, as we feel it is, or, as the > District Court determined, in the Ninth Amendment's reservation of rights to > the people, is broad enough to encompass a woman's decision whether or not > to terminate her pregnancy." > > Americans properly celebrate this removal of government intervention from > their private lives. "While the decision is actually weaker than many hope > or fear," Phillies wrote, "it protects the consciences of all Americans. A > government that claims the right to control abortions has claimed the right > to mandate abortions, for example in cases where an infant would be > profoundly malformed and end up as a ward of the state. Only the > Libertarian position *government should have no role in this matter* > guarantees that every American can act as their conscience dictates." > > Phillies condemned reactionary Republican proposals that the abortion > question was or should be made a matter of so-called 'states' rights'. "As > the law now stands, the abortion question is a right reserved to the > people. 'The people' is of course the people as individuals, the same > people whose freedoms to assemble peaceably and to own firearms are > protected by the First and Second Amendments. When you hear a Republican > calling for making abortion a state issue, you are hearing a Republican call > to expand government, because at this time states are forbidden to ban > abortions." > > Phillies castigated allegedly 'libertarian' Republicans who voted that > servicewomen overseas may not have abortions in military hospitals, even if > they pay with their own money. "The 'exception' in the law protects a > woman's life, but not her health. A servicewoman who would end up crippled > or sterile without an abortion is told by Congress that this should be her > fate. Usually 'no medical care except from government' is the position of > socialist extremists who want to destroy private medical care. Here is the > socialist extremist position, advocated by the Republicans." > > "Once again, Government intervention in your private life can make things > worse for you. Possibly much worse." Phillies concluded. > > To support the George Phillies campaign, please visit > http://phillies2008.org/donation today. > > *Contact Information: * > > > > Carolyn Marbry, Press Director > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (510) 276-3216 > > *George Phillies for President 2008 * > http://phillies2008.org >
