Just to be clear, SCOTX is not only incorrect in saying that Dr. Karsan has not asserted that Kate Cox has a life-threatening condition, they incorrectly characterize Dr. Karsan’s statement of belief. They repeatedly say that Dr. Karsan says only that she has a “good faith belief.”

Here’s my question-The fetus has a fatal condition and has no chance of survival. So, the “protect prenatal life” interest isn’t implicated. So, what is the “legitimate” state interest for banning an abortion necessary to protect a woman’s health? How does the ban meet rational basis review?

This is what Dr. Karsan actually attests to: “believes in good faith, exercising her best medical judgment.”

obviously this is nightmarish but i also just wanna say i stared at SCOTX for entirely too long wondering why the Supreme Court was suddenly nonbinary

So they valued the opinion of a doctor who hadn’t examined the patient over the opinion of a doctor who had?

Dr. Karsan didn't use the magic words, you see. I suppose next, SCOTX will rule on whether women are allowed to have bank accounts without the approval of the court.