Ireland compensates woman forced to travel to Britain for an abortion

[LaCroix]

abortion laws seem to have reached a point of decent compromise given how much of the country oppose them.

[Valmy]

abortion laws seem to have reached a point of decent compromise given how much of the country oppose them.

I am not sure what this means. A compromise would mean that something has been settled and agreed upon, at least temporarily. We may just happen to be in a place in the struggle where you feel things are in a good place but things are not staying here.

[LaCroix]

it's a national compromise created by SCOTUS--a fundamental right that's restricted. not everyone is satisfied with that compromise, but that can happen with compromises.

I don't see how SCOTUS could do away with a fundamental right. It's never (iirc) happened before, and there's not much legal justification for it.

[dps]

it's a national compromise created by SCOTUS--a fundamental right that's restricted. not everyone is satisfied with that compromise, but that can happen with compromises.

Exactly what kind of restrictions are permissible hasn't been settled at all.

I don't see how SCOTUS could do away with a fundamental right. It's never (iirc) happened before, and there's not much legal justification for it.

They didn't actually say that there is a fundamental right to abortion, exactly.

[grumbler]

it's a national compromise created by SCOTUS--a fundamental right that's restricted. not everyone is satisfied with that compromise, but that can happen with compromises.

Exactly what kind of restrictions are permissible hasn't been settled at all.

I don't see how SCOTUS could do away with a fundamental right. It's never (iirc) happened before, and there's not much legal justification for it.

They didn't actually say that there is a fundamental right to abortion, exactly.

The last point is the key one.  The "right to abortion" isn't really a right to abortion, it is a right to privacy in making medical decisions where there is no compelling state interest.  There are all kinds of restrictions on the right to privacy.