The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the decisions of Rao v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood, which upholds the right of a pregnant woman to abortion, has received mixed reactions from academic bodies.
David J. Scorton, president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges, said in a statement: Reproductive health of women under various state laws. Laws and policies that limit or otherwise interfere with the patient-physician relationship put the patient at risk by limiting access to quality, evidence-based care. He added, “We strongly oppose this decision and will continue to work with our medical schools and teaching hospitals to ensure that physicians are able to provide safe, effective and accessible healthcare to all patients when they need it.”
“Today’s Supreme Court ruling on abortion will affect many on and off our campus,” said Mary Sue Coleman, president of the University of Michigan. I strongly support access to abortion services and I will do everything in my power as President to ensure that we can continue to provide this critical care. More than half of our campus is female; We care about our own community as well as those we serve through clinical care and education. I am deeply concerned that the ban on abortion will affect UM’s medical education, our research and our service to the community in need. “
Saul Jimenez-Sandoval, president of California State University, Fresno, issued a statement saying, “Although the basic protection of a woman’s right to choose will remain in California, as a university that supports the freedom to think, act and follow. In professional careers, we reverse the decision that we are committed to stand up and support and advocate for rights Rowe vs. Wade The question arises that we all unequivocally deserve the right to make decisions about our own health and future. So we will continue to champion and cherish the fundamental freedoms of all students, faculty and staff. ”
At Liberty University, President Jerry Prevo issued a statement praising the decision. “Today, on behalf of Liberty University, I would like to express my gratitude to Almighty God for this groundbreaking decision. Dobs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Agency Given by the Supreme Court of the United States. While it does not effectively end abortion in America, it is an important step toward saving lives and increasingly placing that decision in the hands of the American people … The Liberty student organization has led the way and marched year after year, praying for Supreme Court action, and their lives Pro-Life is committed to the cause, ”Prevo said. “As President of Liberty University, I am proud that we are now officially training for the first position. Rowe vs. Wade Generations of leaders who will be champions for Christ to save the lives of mothers and their unborn children.
There was a prayer service Friday in honor of the decision by Franciscan University in Stubbenville. “The joy we all feel is joy,” Deborah Savage, a professor of theology, told WTO News. “Because the truth has been acknowledged. What happens next depends on God and the law enforcement agencies and who will bring them out of them. Right? But, at the moment, what we can say today is that the truth has been recognized, we don’t have a constitutional right to kill our unborn children, so we don’t have a natural right. “
