Joyce Vance: Texas Pro-Life Bill Is ‘Facially Unconstitutional’

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VANCE: “The law is facially unconstitutionally, Willie, which means it violates prior Supreme Court precedent, Roe versus Wade, and Casey, but that does not appear to be an operative set of facts any longer, because the majority has said that they don’t believe that there’s a clear chance of success on the merits of the case by the plaintiffs. And although it’s tough to read anything into a two-page unsigned opinion, but they appear to be caveating that on this very novel enforcement private citizen mechanism, we know from prior writings by the new Supreme Court justices that they are open to reversing Roe and whether it comes in this case or comes next term in the Dobs case out of Mississippi it seems likely that whether they actively reverse Roe saying that Roe is no longer the law, cases like this will make inroads that will lead to gutting the protections that Roe has provided. The Texas law doesn’t permit abortion even in the case of rape or incest or maternal health. It is a very restrictive law and a dangerous moment for women in Texas.”