Roe Overturned
Attorney Brian VanEngen analyzes the Supreme Court's 2022 Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, examining the legal reasoning about constitutional rights and what this case reveals about the relationship between law, churches, and religious liberty. The article provides a theological and legal perspective on a landmark Supreme Court decision relevant to Christian engagement with contemporary legal and ethical issues.
On Friday, June 24, 2022 the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.1 This decision, which overruled the longstanding abortion rights case, Roe v. Wade, created much controversy. Before the decision was even issued, a draft opinion of the court was leaked in an unprecedented breach of the confidentiality normally maintained by the Court for draft opinions or dissents.2 Protests were held outside the homes of conservative...
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