‘We know what we have to do’ Court abandoned legal principle

pro-life issue.

Feed the hungry children. It is a prolife issue.

Pass legislation that allows parents to take time off work without the fear of losing much needed pay. It is a pro-life issue.

Remind the Republicans that they just became foster parents. It is their responsibility to care for the people they represent, or we will have to revoke their license.

Peter Schmidt, Athens

“Stare decisis” – to stand by things decided” – is the doctrine of legal precedent. It’s a legal principle that every justice on the Supreme Court was asked to affirm at their confirmation hearing.

The six who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade – all appointed by Republican presidents, five by presidents who lost the popular vote, three by a president who instigated a coup against America, two who were confirmed because of Mitch Mcconnell’s scheming – answered affirmatively, they clearly deceived their interviewers.

Stare decisis says that if a court has already ruled on an issue, future courts should decide similar cases the same way. The Supreme Court can change its mind and rule differently than before, but it needs good reasons to do so. It also helps if the opinion is as close to unanimous as possible.

But this court abandoned that principle, ignoring cases that upheld Roe v. Wade, in order strip away a right to bodily autonomy and personal choice that has been recognized for five decades, relegating women to second-class status, with tragic results for many, especially those who are poor and people of color.

Voters should remember that this is the court Republicans wanted!

Jennifer Logan, Brunwick from guns exceed deaths from abortions, will the “right to life” crowd get behind gun control? If so, they will need to convince our “right to life” Ohio politicians to stop blocking gun control laws in our cities.

Michael Para, Columbus