{"id":16017,"date":"2021-08-27T10:22:45","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T14:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nhtalkradio.com\/?p=16017"},"modified":"2021-08-27T10:22:45","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T14:22:45","slug":"beyond-politics-a-turning-point-on-abortion-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nhtalkradio.com\/?p=16017","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Politics: A Turning Point on Abortion in America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" data-test-bidi=\"\">In recent months, there have been some potential landmark developments on abortion. It could well be that the middle of 2021 will mark a historic turning point on an issue that has been one of the cultural hot buttons in America for decades. On May 17, the US Supreme Court agreed to hear Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization v. Dobbs. The case deals with Mississippi\u2019s law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. This marks the first time that the Court will rule on the constitutionality of a pre-viability abortion ban since Roe v. Wade. \u00a0The case also features a novel conservative legal argument that the writers of the 14th Amendment, which is foundational to the Roe decision, would have considered \u201cpersons\u201d to include \u201cunborn children\u201d and that fetuses are \u201cpersons\u201d from the time of conception.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-test-bidi=\"\">The other development is a new Texas law that creates an end-run around the federal courts and Supreme Court rulings, by creating an avenue for individuals to sue people connected with providing abortions in civil court\u2026making what one analyst called a market for abortion vigilantism.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-test-bidi=\"\">That analyst is one of the sharpest-eyed commentators on law and legal history around, and she\u2019s with us today. \u00a0Mia Brett has a Ph.D. in history and specializes in American legal history. She\u2019s a freelance writer, educator, and contributor to The Editorial Board.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; background: transparent;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/a-turning-point-on-abortion-in-america\/id1369437819?i=1000533210505\" height=\"175\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent months, there have been some potential landmark developments on abortion. It could well be that the middle of 2021 will mark a historic turning point on an issue that has been one of the cultural hot buttons in America for decades. 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