In our commentary, read about the political and cultural issues affecting Tennesseans written from a conservative perspective. Columns are typically written by Dr. Kent DelHousaye, a trained political theologian and a longtime pastor and the current FACT president.
How to Put the Final Nail in Roe’s Coffin
May 21, 2021 by David Fowler
It is good news that after ten months the U.S. Supreme Court decided to hear an appeal from the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit holding unconstitutional Mississippi’s ban on all abortions after 15 weeks, except for those involving “medical emergencies” and “severe fetal abnormalities.” But the question the Court wants the parties to address is limited. Mississippi’s argument drives one nail in Roe’s coffin, but hundreds of state legislators could drive in the final nail. Here’s how.
My Prediction After State’s Oral Argument Defending Abortion Ban Laws
Apr 30, 2021 by David Fowler
Yesterday I listened to the oral arguments in the U.S. Court or Appeals for the Sixth Circuit over the correctness of federal District Court Judge William Campbell’s decision to prevent enforcement of Governor Lee’s abortion legislation enacted last year prior to a trial on the constitutionality of the law. Here are my thoughts and my prediction.
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