Commentary by Susan Brinkmann
In the same week that the U.S. House took steps to revive the ill-conceived Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) which could be used to add a constitutional right to taxpayer funded abortion, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg threw a wet blanket on the prospects of passage by saying she believes the process, which started in 1972, needs to start over.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Two significant events occurred in the past week that signal not only a change in American opinion on abortion, but also the start of a genuine movement to overturn Roe v. Wade and bring abortion jurisprudence more in line with the Constitution and the sentiments of mainstream America.
When Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is asked when she thinks there will be enough women on the bench in the nation’s highest court, she tells them when all nine seats are filled by women.
