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Re SCOTUS & Dobbs, some good quotes today from two NYT columnists

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Naomi

First, Gail Collins, in her column today, “The Supreme Court Takes Us Back…Way Back,” gives us some important, damning history I, for one, had not recalled, about abortions pre-Roe. In one of her penultimate paragraphs comes this, an eye-opening reminder, … Continue reading →

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The god problem: One New York Times reader comments on Alito and Roe

Posted on May 14, 2022 by Naomi

In response to a characteristically fine column on Alito and federalism by Jamelle Bouie, a frequent Times commenter wrote this: Anyone convinced that a human fetus is inserted with a soul by God at the moment of conception, and that … Continue reading →

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“It may be Alito’s Court, but it’s not yet his America.”

Posted on May 8, 2022 by Naomi

The final paragraph in a powerful New Yorker piece by Amy Davidson Sorkin: Alito notes that “women are not without electoral or political power.” Indeed, an effect of his draft opinion would be that Americans who care about reproductive rights … Continue reading →

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