{"id":1073279,"date":"2021-12-01T15:44:35","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T20:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1073279"},"modified":"2021-12-01T15:44:45","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T20:44:45","slug":"justice-sotomayor-compares-unborn-babies-to-braindead-people-reacting-to-stimuli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-sotomayor-compares-unborn-babies-to-braindead-people-reacting-to-stimuli\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice Sotomayor Compares Unborn Babies To Braindead People Reacting To Stimuli"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjustice-sotomayor-compares-unborn-babies-to-braindead-people-reacting-to-stimuli%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1073279&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor compared unborn babies to braindead people during Wednesday\u2019s oral arguments in the landmark abortion case currently before the court.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to address the question of <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/new-study-shows-incredible-nerve-development-first-frank-camp\/\">fetal pain<\/a> \u2014 whether the ability to feel and respond to pain is proof that the fetus is alive and at what point an unborn child in the womb is capable of feeling and responding to pain \u2014&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/sotomayor-to-law-students-i-cant-change-texas-abortion-ban-but-you-can\/\">Sotomayor<\/a> argued that a physical reaction to certain stimuli is also common in patients who have been declared braindead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJustice Sotomayor acting the role of Philosopher-King over the sensation of fetal pain is moral avoidance. The question is not, ultimately, over pain, but whether the Constitution grants the right to terminate innocent life. The answer is, of course, no,\u201d ethics and theology professor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andrewtwalk\/status\/1466065695993524230\">Andrew T. Walker<\/a> responded.<\/p>\n<p>Senator <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/1466088575766867975\">Lindsey Graham<\/a> also offered his objection, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/1466088676757225472\">tweeting<\/a>, \u201cWith all due respect to Justice Sotomayor, it is not a minority of doctors who believe an unborn child can feel pain before 24 weeks. It is well-established medical practice to provide anesthesia to the unborn child regarding medical procedures performed before 24 weeks because the nerve endings, which generate pain, are well-developed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy administer anesthesia to unborn children before 24 weeks if pain is not involved? I have asked medical professionals: \u2018Would you perform medical procedures to save or improve the life of an unborn child in the 20 week period without administering anesthesia?&#8217;\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/1466088964062859270\">Graham<\/a> continued, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/1466090802807984136\">adding<\/a>, \u201cIt is virtually unanimous that anesthesia is appropriate. Justice Sotomayor is misinformed (and that is dangerous) about how medical procedures are performed on unborn children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sotomayor also addressed the major concern of many on the left \u2014 whether or not the court might move to overturn either or both of the two previous landmark abortion cases: <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> and <em>Planned Parenthood v. Casey<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWill this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the Constitution and its reading are just political acts?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sotomayor says the sponsors of Mississippi\u2019s 15-week abortion ban said \u201cwe\u2019re doing it because we have new justices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She asks: \u201cWill this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the Constitution and its reading are just political acts?\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T2MmA56ddf\">pic.twitter.com\/T2MmA56ddf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mjs_DC\/status\/1466065268422197254?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/justice-kavanaugh-at-abortion-case-arguments-why-should-this-court-be-the-arbiter-rather-than-congress-states-the-people\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>The Supreme Court has been hearing arguments that could dramatically change the landscape of abortion in the country.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>The case,&nbsp;Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization,&nbsp;concerns a 2018 law in Mississippi that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. As the law stands now,&nbsp;Roe v. Wade&nbsp;and the decisions that came after it hold that states have to allow a woman to be able to get an abortion up to the point of viability, or when the baby can survive on its own outside the womb. Most states hold this mark at around 20 to 24 weeks, so the Mississippi law is a direct violation.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Mississippi said in its original petition that the questions presented to the Court do not require them to overturn Roe&nbsp;or&nbsp;Planned Parenthood v.&nbsp;Casey.&nbsp;In its brief in July, however, the state&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/19\/19-1392\/184703\/20210722161332385_19-1392BriefForPetitioners.pdf\">wrote<\/a>, \u201cRoe and Casey are egregiously wrong\u201d and said the court should overrule those decisions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The court is expected to issue a ruling on the case next summer.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor compared unborn babies to braindead people during Wednesday\u2019s oral arguments in the landmark abortion case currently before the court.In an effort to address the question of fetal pain \u2014 whether the ability to feel and respond to pain is proof that the fetus is alive and at what point an unborn child in the womb is capable of feeling and responding to pain \u2014\u00a0Sotomayor argued that a physical reaction to certain stimuli is also common in patients who have been declared braindead.\u201cJustice Sotomayor acting the role of Philosopher-King over the sensation of fetal pain is moral avoidance. The question is not, ultimately, over pain, but whether the Constitution grants the right to terminate innocent life. The answer is, of course, no,\u201d ethics and theology professor Andrew T. Walker responded.Senator Lindsey Graham also offered his objection, tweeting, \u201cWith all due respect to Justice Sotomayor, it is not a minority of doctors who believe an unborn child can feel pain before 24 weeks. It is well-established medical practice to provide anesthesia to the unborn child regarding medical procedures performed before 24 weeks because the nerve endings, which generate pain, are well-developed.\u201d\u201cWhy administer anesthesia to unborn children before 24 weeks if pain is not involved? I have asked medical professionals: \u2018Would you perform medical procedures to save or improve the life of an unborn child in the 20 week period without administering anesthesia?&#8217;\u201d Graham continued, adding, \u201cIt is virtually unanimous that anesthesia is appropriate. Justice Sotomayor is misinformed (and that is dangerous) about how medical procedures are performed on unborn children.\u201dSotomayor also addressed the major concern of many on the left \u2014 whether or not the court might move to overturn either or both of the two previous landmark abortion cases: Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey.\u201cWill this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the Constitution and its reading are just political acts?\u201d she asked.Sotomayor says the sponsors of Mississippi\u2019s 15-week abortion ban said \u201cwe\u2019re doing it because we have new justices.\u201dShe asks: \u201cWill this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the Constitution and its reading are just political acts?\u201d pic.twitter.com\/T2MmA56ddf\u2014 Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) December 1, 2021As The Daily Wire reported:The Supreme Court has been hearing arguments that could dramatically change the landscape of abortion in the country.\u00a0The case,\u00a0Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization,\u00a0concerns a 2018 law in Mississippi that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. As the law stands now,\u00a0Roe v. Wade\u00a0and the decisions that came after it hold that states have to allow a woman to be able to get an abortion up to the point of viability, or when the baby can survive on its own outside the womb. Most states hold this mark at around 20 to 24 weeks, so the Mississippi law is a direct violation.\u00a0Mississippi said in its original petition that the questions presented to the Court do not require them to overturn Roe\u00a0or\u00a0Planned Parenthood v.\u00a0Casey.\u00a0In its brief in July, however, the state\u00a0wrote, \u201cRoe and Casey are egregiously wrong\u201d and said the court should overrule those decisions.The court is expected to issue a ruling on the case next summer.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1073279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1073279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1073279"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1073279\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1073279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1073279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1073279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}