| Be sure to rate and subscribe to help spread this message. www.youtube.com Intro made by Darkmatter2525 www.youtube.com This is a video response to www.youtube.com by Styxhexenhammer666 Recent restrictions on abortion in Arizona azstarnet.com www.yumasun.com Abortion restriction in North Carolina thestir.cafemom.com Abortion restrictions in Kansas www.huffingtonpost.com Study of new restrictions on abortion in just 2011 www.guttmacher.org www.sbcbaptistpress.org The President of the United States appoints federal judges in district courts, circuit court of appeals, and the Supreme Court www.uscourts.gov Supreme Court hears less than 1 percent of cases brought before it. Thus the law of the land is mostly district and appeals courts. www.supremecourt.gov Although occasionally the Supreme Court does hear cases on abortion restrictions such as in 1989 articles.latimes.com liveaction.org Another thing to consider is Presidential Executive Orders. In 1987 President Regan instituted a gag rule preventing federally funded clinics from advising patients on abortion, even if asked to do so by the patients. Clinton rescinded this rule, George W Bush reinstated it, Obama rescinded it again. www.time.com articles.cnn.com On gay marriage, again the President's values come into play. Currently the defense of marriage act was declared unconstitutional. blogs.abcnews.com However will the next administration have the Justice Department appeal that ruling, or just follow in Obama's ... |