It is truly depressing to see FAIR publish an opinion piece written by someone who has too little understanding of the topic to offer an opinion. Among the many fatal intellectual flaws in this piece which reveal the author's misunderstanding of American Constitutional law is her comment: "Alito wants an ironclad contract: If a woman get…
It is truly depressing to see FAIR publish an opinion piece written by someone who has too little understanding of the topic to offer an opinion. Among the many fatal intellectual flaws in this piece which reveal the author's misunderstanding of American Constitutional law is her comment: "Alito wants an ironclad contract: If a woman gets pregnant, then she must deliver." That is a shocking misinterpretation not only of the recent abortion decision itself but of the very way the U.S. Supreme Court and Constitution work. This decision does not in any way "outlaw" abortion and does not compel a single woman to deliver a single child, nor did Justice Alito suggest such a thing. The decision merely holds that the Constitution is silent on abortion, and nothing more.
Any author who so fundamentally misunderstands a Supreme Court opinion -- and the very nature of how the American legal system works -- should not be given a platform by FAIR to publish an article about a topic she does not understand. There are intellectually defensible arguments on both sides of this Constitutional question but Dr. Knox does not offer any of them.
It is truly depressing to see FAIR publish an opinion piece written by someone who has too little understanding of the topic to offer an opinion. Among the many fatal intellectual flaws in this piece which reveal the author's misunderstanding of American Constitutional law is her comment: "Alito wants an ironclad contract: If a woman gets pregnant, then she must deliver." That is a shocking misinterpretation not only of the recent abortion decision itself but of the very way the U.S. Supreme Court and Constitution work. This decision does not in any way "outlaw" abortion and does not compel a single woman to deliver a single child, nor did Justice Alito suggest such a thing. The decision merely holds that the Constitution is silent on abortion, and nothing more.
Any author who so fundamentally misunderstands a Supreme Court opinion -- and the very nature of how the American legal system works -- should not be given a platform by FAIR to publish an article about a topic she does not understand. There are intellectually defensible arguments on both sides of this Constitutional question but Dr. Knox does not offer any of them.