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...issue, however, is not only funding for abortions, but also whether they will be available at all. As long as the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision stands, the proposed amendment would only allow potential obstruction through licensing and regulation. If the ruling were overturned, it would allow the state legislature to outlaw abortions...
SUPPOSE THE U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the historic 1972 decision legalizing abortion in all states--an increasingly likely prospect given the new make-up of the Court. Under the proposed amendment the Massachusetts legislature would have the power to make abortion illegal in this state without a statewide referendum at that time...
...January 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court announced in the decision of two landmark cases, Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, that in the first trimester, the abortion decision must be left to the pregnant woman and her doctor. Right now, a 5-4 vote upholds Roe v. Wade; just one more anti-choice Supreme Court Justice would be enough to overturn it. If, when, and as soon as this happens, passage of Question 1 will give the Massachusetts Legislature the power to outlaw abortion--even in the case of rape and incest victims and women with serious health...
...pronounced "constitutionally wrong" the 1973 Roe vs. Wade opinion that overturned a state-court ruling against abortion...
Abortion. Two weeks ago, in Thornburgh vs. American College of Obstetricians, the court reaffirmed its 1973 abortion decision, Roe vs. Wade, but the vote was a slim 5 to 4. Burger, who originally sided with the majority in Roe, dissented and indicated that the time had come to "review" the controversial 1973 ruling. It was not entirely clear whether Burger would vote to throw out Roe or, more likely, just shade it at the margins to uphold some state laws that make it more difficult for women to obtain abortions. The same uncertainty surrounds Justice O'Connor, who also dissented...