Ironically, religion could be the answer for challenging the overturning of Roe v Wade. ~

Jewish (Halachic) law permits and sometimes requires abortion, especially when the life/health of the pregnant person is at stake. Jewish women could sue based on religious freedom requiring the right to abort a pregnancy. Abortion rights may not be guaranteed by the constitution, but religious freedom certainly is.

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SW-User

Possibly- for those of the Jewish faith. It would be like natives being alone in tax free tobacco.

RedBaron · M

@SW-User Actually, equal protection would require that all women be granted the same rights.

SW-User

@RedBaron I doubt that. An exception might be made for Jews, or they might be sent out of state.

RedBaron · M

@SW-User Wrong. Discrimination on the basis of religion is unconstitutional. If Jewish women can have abortions, members of other religions can't be excluded from the same rights. It's called equal protection under the law. It's the same reason marriage cannot be restricted to heterosexual couples.

SW-User

@RedBaron Exception on the basis of religion is standard practice. I already gave you an example of how law is administered, so please don't blurt "wrong".

RedBaron · M

@SW-User And you have studied law enough to know this? How do explain away equal protection?

SW-User

@RedBaron Another example: police of Sikh persuasion being allowed to wear long hair, a turban and ceremonial knife. Other police are not given this privilege.