Articles tagged as Planned Parenthood v. Casey
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VIDEO: Roe Changed the Culture, Was Dobbs the Cure? – Hadley Arkes at Notre Dame
On September 23, 2022, Hadley Arkes delivered a lecture at the University of Notre Dame titled “Roe Changed the Culture, Was Dobbs the Cure?”. The lecture was part of the James Wilson Institute’s Seminar on Natural Law at Notre Dame that weekend. We’d like to thank the Notre Dame Right to Life, the Center for […] -
“Don’t Ignore the Federal Levers on Abortion” – Hadley Arkes in National Review
Hadley Arkes argues that conservatives must use federal power to protect the rights of the unborn. Even before Roe v. Wade, the federal government involved itself in regulating abortion. After Dobbs, Arkes says the levers of federal power over abortion will be of great importance. The Biden Administration is already moving to protect access to […] -
“Two Cheers For The Heartbeat Act” — Josh Hammer in First Things
Josh Hammer analyzes the Supreme Court’s decision not to enjoin any enforcement of the Texas Heartbeat Act, arguing that the decision, though a partial victory for pro-lifers, does not extend far enough. Some excerpts: “The Court was, of course, correct to rule as it did. As a basic legal norm, when a plaintiff seeks a […] -
“The Case for the Unconstitutionality of Abortion” — Josh Hammer in Newsweek
Josh Hammer defends a recent essay by John Finnis entitled “Abortion Is Unconstitutional,” arguing for a common good-originalist reading of the 14th Amendment. Some excerpts: “According to Finnis, unborn children are properly understood as ‘persons’ under the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause, and state-level homicide laws therefore cannot discriminate by protecting born people but not […] -
The Court Sets Off Tremors – Again: Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing
In his column for The Catholic Thing, JWI Founder and Director Prof. Hadley Arkes comments on the Supreme Court decision to hear Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case about a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Prof. Arkes speaks to the motivations behind the outrage from the pro-choice side […] -
“An Opportunity to Overturn Roe” – Gerry Bradley in First Things
In an essay for First Things, JWI Senior Scholar and Trustee Gerry Bradley explores the future of Roe v. Wade and the implications of Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s appointment to the Supreme Court for the pro-life movement. Recently, the Court refused to take action on the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, in which […] -
“The Constitution’s ‘Value Judgements'” — Gerard V. Bradley at Anchoring Truths and Law & Liberty
JWI has launched a collaborative partnership for 2021 with the Liberty Fund’s online journal, Law & Liberty. Led by its Director, Richard Reinsch, Law & Liberty has become one of the premier journals on the right for writing on jurisprudence, politics, and culture. Prof. Hadley Arkes opened our first symposium in February 2021 with “Letter to a […] -
“Moral Constitutionalism”– Gerry Bradley in First Things
In an essay for the print edition of First Things, JWI Senior Scholar and Trustee Gerry Bradley argues that the dominant form of originalism has failed conservatives time and time again in matters of moral consequence, and a reassessment of it is in order. Originalism, he writes, does indeed remain the correct way of deciding […] -
Conversation with Catherine Glenn Foster ’16, President & CEO of Americans United for Life
JWI: Can you tell me a little bit about Americans United for Life? Catherine: Americans United for Life (AUL), the nation’s premier pro-life legal team, works through the law and legislative process to one end: Achieving comprehensive legal protection for human life from conception to natural death. AUL is a nonprofit, public-interest law and policy […] -
“Judges and Their Occupational Hazards”—Prof. Arkes in The Catholic Thing
Writing in The Catholic Thing, Prof. Hadley Arkes discusses the craft of judging in light of a 2016 Supreme Court case on the regulation of abortion clinics in Texas. “Women near Corpus Christi would have to travel then about 235 miles to San Antonio in order to get an abortion. In Texas, that doesn’t strike people […]