Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Why Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hates Roe v. Wade

Why Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hates Roe v. Wade



Close observers of the legal war over abortion are familiar with the story: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the leader of the Supreme Court's liberal wing, is a passionate critic of Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that turned 41 on Wednesday. 



It's not that she opposes the holding that recognizes a right to an abortion. It's that she opposes the logic of the 1973 court's majority opinion and the constitutional basis under which seven justices arrived at their conclusion.

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