Allan Parker: Justice Foundation, Future of US Abortion Laws, New Paradigms w/Sargis Sangari EP #108

On Monday, 1 AUG 22, on the 108th EPISODE, of New Paradigms with Sargis Sangari, Allan E. Parker, Jr., The President of The Justice Foundation, and I spoke about his involvement in the legal challenges that were part of the larger group of cases that led to #SCOTUS Ruling on #Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization and Roe V. Wade.

The Justice Foundation filed 80 briefs in support of the #Mississippi law banning later-term abortions in Dobbs v. Jackson's Women's Health. Many of those briefs asked for the complete and total reversal of #roevwade. The Justice Foundation was able to file four briefs in the case.

In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court repealed all criminal abortion laws in the United States with its landmark Roe v. Wade decision in favor of "Jane Roe," holding that a pregnant woman has a fundament right to abortion.

Years later, Mr. Parker became lead counsel for Norma McCorvey, formerly "Roe" of Roe v. Wade, from 2000 to 2012, and Sandra Cano, the "Doe" of Doe v. Bolton, until 2014 in their efforts after the ruling to overturn the two landmark cases that brought legalized abortion on demand to America.

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) overruled both Roe and Casey in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization on the ground that "the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion," marking an end to the federal abortion rights and returning the authority to regulate abortion to individual states.

Mr. Parker's viewpoint is that the future of abortion laws in the U.S. will be based on the challenges at state levels on suits that may be filed against the individual state Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary Branches. Therefore, he believes no significant challenges will be seen for at least one to three years from the 24 JUN 22 SCOTUS ruling.

Mr. Parker did emphasize that given that Safe Haven laws exist in every state, from his viewpoint, abortion will be illegal or legally restricted in most States affecting the future of a possible federal law on abortion in the U.S.