Kavanaugh Pushes Attorney On Emergency Abortions: The Law Was Not Designed ‘To Deal’ With Abortion

On Thursday, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh questioned attorneys on the regulation of abortions during the oral arguments of Moyle v. U.S. and Idaho v. U.S.
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[@CherylStyles-kz7yz]

When all the Women start dying due to no prenatal care men will have to go back to when men were men and sheep were nervous 🤔

[@patricial.6758]

😂😂😂

[@GypsyCurls]

Shit, I have never heard that before. But boy did it catch my “goat!”

[@Melissa-d2j8t]

I wouldn’t rule out mental health 😂

[@stevemt3238]

An elective emergency abortion is an oxymoron.

[@MikeW165]

How so?

[@TejasGirl]

@@MikeW165 Emergency situations arent really elective

[@MikeW165]

@@TejasGirl They can be, like with abortions

[@TejasGirl]

@@MikeW165 Abortion should only be used in emergency situations.

[@bakerboat4572]

​@@TejasGirl Tell that to the >90% of abortive mothers who elect to do so for either "no reason given" or "economic reasons."

[@imalikconnor]

The Supreme Court opened up a can of worms and shook it up when they overturned Roe v Wade. Now, it's come back to bite them...

[@DaTooch_e]

Bring back Roe v Wade and take politicians out of the doctor's office

[@branchingoutnurseries4403]

I agree with your principle, there is no way anyone but mom,doctor AND dad should have a say or pay for the abortion, others have demanded they be paid for with my money, so I want a say too, and unless it's LIFE threatening, you don't get to use my money to take am innocent life. Roe v Wade by the way was the government, or at least 5 members deciding, and none of them.me, if it was or was not allowed, that seems like a worse case scenario, and I would rather have a say in it if I have to pay.

[@PajamaMan44]

Take politicians out of doctor’s office? So you want to remove all medical licensing too?

[@branchingoutnurseries4403]

@PajamaMan44 I would be fine with that as a matter of fact, there is no reason for them that isn't provided for via personal liability and reputation. it's an overreach and not their role or authority. managed quite well without for over 100 years as a matter of fact.

[@MikeW165]

@@PajamaMan44 Licensing has nothing to do with making medical decisions with patents

[@MikeW165]

@@gerald8407 go for it. See how that works out for you come election time

[@susancorvalan6765]

Emergency abortion is pretty much an oxymoron term. If the mother's life is at risk of death, sacrificing the unborn by abortion is always offered, encouraged, and performed. But this is still elective, not emergent. Even in Catholic hospitals. A few heroic moms choose to take the risk and save the child.

[@d.annejohnson5631]

and what happwned to those mothers?

[@stevemt3238]

We are like-minded.

[@MikeW165]

"offered" literally means its elective lol The mother can elect not to have the abortion, even if there is a risk to her life.

[@magoo9279]

​@MikeW165 You watch way too much TV.

[@MikeW165]

@@magoo9279 Cant handle the truth eh?

[@goosecouple]

"Which ethnic group is main target for abortion ??"

[@saturday1066]

okay. which ethic group IS "main target"? (not sure how "for abortion" works, tbh.)

[@x0rn312]

This attorney is fantastic. It's unfortunate that we have to trade reasonable abortion policy in exchange to have our gun rights protected. Thanks uni-party!

[@anaverageamerican7224]

The anaphylaxis argument is not applicable in this case. We here in Idaho provide emergency care if a woman comes to the ED with HELP or eclampsia. We stabilize and send to antepartum care to save both the mother and baby. If the mother’s condition does not stabilize labor is induced in an attempt to save BOTH lives. Is that an emergency abortion? No. There is no such thing as an emergency abortion.

[@patricial.6758]

@anaverageamerican7224 As you described it, it is inducing labor and not an abortion at all much less an emergency abortion. If something is elective, is the ER supposed to perform it all? The on-call obstetrician would come in and perform it. Correct? And the patient is admitted to the hospital out of ER.

[@erichendricks423]

@@patricial.6758what is the meaning of a spontaneous abortion?

[@erichendricks423]

Is that the same treatment for a 15wk fetus?