Clarence Thomas: Abortion a Potential “Tool of Eugenics” Supreme Court Will Need to Address Soon
Posted at 1:15 pm on May 28, 2019 by Brandon Morse
The Supreme Court ruled earlier today that an Indiana law passed by former Governor and Current VP Mike Pence would be upheld, that would force abortionists like Planned Parenthood to either bury or cremate the remains of aborted babies. However, one rule they did not decide to touch is one outlawing abortions on the basis of sex, disability, or race.
According to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, he and his colleagues decided not to touch it as they’d need more time to consider it. However, according to The Hill, he noted that abortion does have the strong capability to become a form of eugenics and that the Supreme Court will need to address this problem soon:
Thomas wrote in a lengthy concurring opinion that he agreed that the court should not address the issue now “because further percolation may assist our review of this issue of first impression.”
He added, however, that “[g]iven the potential for abortion to become a tool of eugenic manipulation, the court will soon need to confront the constitutionality of laws like Indiana’s.”
Thomas, the only African-American member of the court, noted the racial discrimination involved in the history of eugenics.
And he claimed that “[f]rom the beginning, birth control and abortion were promoted as means of effectuating eugenics.”
Thomas said that the Supreme Court’s current avoidance of ruling on the law should not be interpreted as agreement with the lower court’s findings and that the time is swiftly approaching for the Supreme Court to tackle the issue of abortion.
“Although the court declines to wade into these issues today, we cannot avoid them forever. Having created the constitutional right to an abortion, this court is dutybound to address its scope,” said Thomas.
https://www.redstate.com/brandon_morse/2019/05/28/clarence-thomas-abortion-potential-tool-eugenics-supreme-court-will-need-address-soon/