This involves partially extracting a fetus through the birth canal, cutting the skull and draining its contents. Kennedy was one of the authors of a 1992 decision which had affirmed the constitutional right to abortion. Taken as a whole, today's decisions provide a mixed assortment of issues and findings. The Boy Scouts of America case may be a draw. Nancy Powell's call for an effort to have governments at all levels sever any official and financial ties with the Boy Scouts of America could be the effective strategy in changing the discriminatory BSA policies.
Abortion remains a culture war flash point.
The 5-4 decision simply ups the ante in election 2000, and will likely energize religious conservatives like Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson who are telling their followers that the next President of the United States could well appoint two, three or possibly even four justices to the U.S. Supreme Court. Who controls the White House in 2001 could well determine the political and ideological complexion of the high court for years to come. Inc. All rights reserved.