Abortion rights activists and the media commonly report that "Reversing Roe requires only one more anti-choice justice on the Supreme Court." Howard Bashman and readers of How Appealling debunk that myth, since the true count is closer to 6 -3 in favor of keeping the status quo:
Thus, the 5-4 vote that existed in 1992 in favor of retaining Roe v. Wade's central holding has since become a 6-3 vote. Justices Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer are the six, and Chief Justice Rehnquist and Justices Scalia and Thomas are the three.
Of course, as the advance of medical arts dial down the "viability" threshold, Roe and Casey may slowly become obsolete.
Posted by wasylik at January 26, 2003 11:15 AM | TrackBack