[lbo-talk] abortion poll

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Sat Mar 10 19:23:28 PST 2007



>
> Anyway, does any such woman actually exist or are
> you just conducting a
> limit-case thought-experiment? If the second,
> what's the relevance to a
> discussion about laws? Laws don't deal with events
> which take place
> only in someone's imagination, but with events that
> really happen.

Cases, yes, you need standing (real live controversy, actual or immanent injury caused by defendant, about which the court can do something) to sue. Laws, no -- they can cover any cockamamie hypotheical situation a legislative body can dream up.


>
> Some women have abortions during the third
> trimester, but in real life,
> no one does this for convenience, much less
> regalement; that's a
> anti-abortionist pitchman's fantasy, without
> referent in reality.

Almost certainly true.

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