December 1, 2005  Reports on the Ayotte argument.   Here's Linda
Greenhouse's analysis of the argument:        SarahWeddington
said...   It's not bad faith at all. It's the recognition by the
legislature that the health exception as defined by Doe v Bolton
is wide enough for Coach Alvarez's entireoffensive line to walk
through.  We both know that it has been abused in the past to
the point where an abortionist can perform an abortion for any
reason whatsoever as long he says he made a "good faith"
judgment that there were health risks involved. Of course, you
know full well thta under Doe, the fact that a girl is upset at
being pregnant and feels bad about it is a health risk.  Stevens
is the one who's arguing in bad faith. He claims to profess
concern for the health of the girl but in reality he just wants
the health exception to maintain the status quo with regards to
abortion on demand.  Ann Althouse said...  Sarah: You need to
reread the material on the focus of the oral argument. The
problem is the lack