OPINION: The local reaction to the overturning of Roe v Wade might not matter. But it does demonstrate that the worst of American culture has the potential to destabilise our society.
If ever we were looking for an example of the impact of superficial media coverage sensationalising beyond rationality global events, then take the reaction to theThere are two things to understand about this decision: first, it has absolutely no implications whatsoever for Australia. It is nothing to do with Australia. Our abortion laws remain in situ, unaffected.
Sensitive questions on issues like abortion should be decided by the democratically elected institutions, not by judges.Sensitive questions on issues like abortion should be decided by the democratically elected institutions which are accountable for their decisions, not by judges whose job is to interpret and apply the law.
Whatever I think about the decision – and I’m not one of those people who thinks judges should be digging out implied rights in constitutions, I think that should be a job for the legislature – it was astonishing to see the US president condemn the court in strident language. The president attacked the court for its “outrageous behaviour”. He proclaimed the whole court was “wrong”.
This is very much a consequence of what we have seen in the United States. Trials arising from allegations of rape and sexual misconduct as well as trials on race issues have quickly been judged not by judges and juries but by journalists before the evidence has been tested in court.Logie comments. Fortunately she has been roundly condemned for her self-indulgent recklessness.
Because we copy so much from America we have to be careful we do not import these ugly notions into Australia. As the recent census results demonstrated, Australia is evolving as a rich multicultural society with more than 50% of the population either born or with a parent born outside of Australia. Migrants increasingly come from India and China and so our society is gradually becoming more diverse.
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