IIRC, in the Dobbs ruling, Justice Samuel Alito relied on the works Sir Matthew Hale, an English jurist who oversaw the infamous 1662 Bury St Edmunds witch trial, where he allowed shaky evidence, including "spectral evidence" and testimony from young children, to convict Amy Duny and Rose Cullender of being witches, and resulting in their execution in 1664.
Look it isn't easy being an extremist supreme court judge, you know what the ruling has to be and then you have to spend absolute ages working on some kind of justification!
Getting your staff to do so.
Nah, your staff keep coming back with "but this contradicts your ruling" or "well the only reference we can find is the work related personal injury claim made by Harold's family in 1067".
Even if he doesn't get confirmed he'll still stay acting AG. And make no mistake, he's going to go after Plan B like nobody's business. Pun somewhat intended.It's a good thing women are protected by this administration. And they totally respect small government and states rights.
Oh wait, no, women should not make decisions about their own pregnancies.
Trump's AG Nominee Makes Deeply Disturbing Commitment To GOP Senator
“I very much commit our resources to stopping this,” Todd Blanche said during his Senate confirmation hearing.www.huffpost.com
There is a 210 day limit on how long someone can stay as acting AG.
It's a good thing women are protected by this administration. And they totally respect small government and states rights.
Oh wait, no, women should not make decisions about their own pregnancies.
Trump's AG Nominee Makes Deeply Disturbing Commitment To GOP Senator
“I very much commit our resources to stopping this,” Todd Blanche said during his Senate confirmation hearing.
Note the "appears to be". Even IF true, the reason desperate women might be resorting to this is because they can't get it here safely and legally. And he wants to make it even harder.
Hawley is a tool of the first order. He brought it up at Blanche's confirmation hearing too, talking about horror stories mifepristone; it's his obsession. But unfortunately he's a dangerous tool. His Orwellian named legislation Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act sounds like it came right of a Handmaid's Tale.
www.propublica.org
Unsurprising given the right's abject lack of care for women.Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, raises questions about the role of abortion bans.
Reporting Highlights
- Increase in Deaths: ProPublica’s analysis of CDC data found that almost 200 women died after an ectopic pregnancy from 2020 to 2025, compared with about 100 in the previous six years.
- Delays in Care: Abortion bans make exceptions for ectopic pregnancies, but getting a definitive diagnosis can mean waiting days or even weeks, while the risk of rupture and death rises.
- Federal Inaction: There’s been no public response to the increase in deaths. The Department of Health and Human Services has drastically cut maternal health staffers and grant funding.
They probably deserved it. I'm sure ecitopical preganancies must be a thing that sluts get, right?... Right?
I rather think Baring-Gould would have disapproved of these laws. He was an interesting character.
