Letter to the Editor: Supreme Court overstepped on abortion

We are seeing some turmoil in regard to the abortion ban in a couple of southern states in which a federal judge has granted an injunction to stop the law from taking effect.

I am not offering an opinion on abortion. As a man, I know that many females believe I am not entitled to an opinion concerning abortion. But I would like to offer a few things for consideration.

In 1973, the Supreme Court deemed that women should have the right to decide if they want an abortion. That has been the law of the land, and some would even say it is settled law.

I don’t know if anyone on the anti-abortion side of the argument even brought to bear the fact that the 10th Amendment in the U.S. Constitution does not specify that the federal government has jurisdiction insofar as a woman’s body is concerned … or a man’s body.

That amendment reads that unless a specific power is delegated to the federal government, that power belongs to the states and the people.

In other words, the U.S. Supreme Court in 1973 overstepped its authority. So it would appear to me that the federal government’s decision in the matter should be rendered null and void.

Our constitution was formed and agreed upon for the specific purpose of limiting the power of the central government. It seems that we have lost our way in that regard.

N.A. Liberto

Blawnox