Matt Abbot: The troubling votes of John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh

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The troubling votes of John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh
By Matt C. Abbott   December 11, 2018

I asked longtime pro-life activist, professor and author Monica Migliorino Miller, Ph.D., director of Citizens for a Pro-Life Society, for her input on this latest development.

Dr. Miller responded in an email as follows (slightly edited):

    Pro-lifers have to continue to battle very hard for Supreme Court justices who are against the Roe v. Wade decision. And with the battle waged over the confirmation of Kavanaugh, his vote giving Planned Parenthood a victory in these state-funding cases is more than disappointing. Right now, the pro-death lobby might begin to wonder why they ever opposed him! We hope that his vote, not to mention that of Roberts, is not an indication of things to come.

    In any case, the pro-life movement has learned that the Supreme Court is not the only front upon which the battle of life is waged. Sadly, there are plenty of reasons to maintain a healthy skepticism about the court in terms of pro-life victories. But no matter what, we should never give up. Too bad in this decision the states wanting to defund the abortion giant were left hanging out to dry.

Read more at: http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/abbott/181211

Abbot links to FRC's (Family Research Council) statement at the end of his article.

Dashing through the No: Explaining SCOTUS's Logic on Life

December 11, 2018

For a taxpayer-funded organization, Planned Parenthood has gotten away with a lot. So three years ago, when David Daleiden stumbled on the biggest scandal of the year -- the group's baby body parts ring -- states thought they finally had the proof they needed to cut those Medicaid contracts. Eleven tried, only for some to end up in courts that couldn't decide if they had that right. Yesterday, the Supreme Court had a chance to settle the issue. It passed.

For pro-lifers, the news that the justices weren't taking the case was a bit of a shock. After all, a majority of Americans don't think abortion groups should get taxpayer dollars to begin with. Now, with Justice Brett Kavanaugh on the court, they can't help but wonder: shouldn't SCOTUS have at least heard the case? And if Kavanaugh sided with the more liberal members of the court this time, should we be worried about how he'll vote in the future?

A lot of legal experts, FRC's included, are trying to cut through the noise of the media and explain what all of this means for the future of the Planned Parenthood funding debate. Based on the social media reaction, some conservatives are so upset that they're ready to join the Left's "Impeach Kavanaugh" campaign. Is it concerning that he agreed to let the lower court rulings stand? Potentially. But, as FRC's Vice President for Policy, Travis Weber, points out, we don't know the whole story.

Read more at: https://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=WA18L21&f=WU18L07