The legislature can make the change, can facilitate the change, as laws like the Family Medical Leave Act do but it is not something a court can decree.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: “The legislature can make the change, can facilitate the change, as laws like the Family Medical Leave Act do but it is…”
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Ginsburg highlights the legislative role in societal change versus judicial limitations.
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The decision whether or not to bare a child is central to a woman's life, to her well-being and dignity. It is a decision she must make for herself.
Roe, I believe, would have been more acceptable as a judicial decision if it had not gone beyond a ruling on the extreme statute before the court.
A judge sworn to decide impartially can offer no forecast, no hints, for that would show not only disregard for the specifics of the particular case, it would display disdain for the entire judicial process.
The exception sought by Hobby Lobby and Conestoga would deny legions of women who do not hold their employees' beliefs access to contraceptive coverage.





