When I worked as a staff member of the U.S. Senate, the most emotional issue had to do with abortion rights. Anti-abortion lobbyists were a lot more passionate, sometimes giving out roses for their cause. An unprecedented Supreme Court leak to Politico , just hours ago confirmed, revealed that Roe v. Wade would be overturned, allowing states to outlaw abortion. How significant is all this? The New York Times indicated that abortion in the U.S. would decline by 14%. 26 states will probably ban abortions. What exactly is Roe v. Wade ? In 1821 Connecticut passed the first anti-abortion ruling in the U.S. leading to all 37 states banning abortion in 1900. In 1969 two Texas attorneys, Sarah Weddington ( top left ) and Linda Coffee ( bottom ), represented 21-year old Norma McCorvey ( top right) in seeking abortion of her third child, which was nevertheless born in 1970 and adopted. Soon following, Coffee and Weddington filed a...
New SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for PLANET EARTH AND HUMANITY: This blog site derives from the original version of Planet Earth & Humanity, but will be more WE than ME. The coverage will remain similar, but perhaps these postings will seem to come from a parallel universe, or maybe even Purgatory. But truth and reality will prevail, with dashes of whimsy and levity to help make your day.