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America After Roe: A Roundtable

Honestly with Bari Weiss

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Is the Constitution a Right to Abortion?

The majority says that two things are relevant in interpreting interpretation the constitution, history and tradition. History is, what do the framers think? What was the original understanding in 17 91 and 18 68? But tradition is another question, not a snapshot of the framers intentions, but a wide angle lens of the history and traditions of our people over the whole course of american history. And justice. Ilido says that by either of those measures, you can't find a right to abortion. Both say once we've identified a right, we don't balance it's like an honor off switch. If it's not r then the woman's interests have no standing at all.

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