my understanding is this road to hell was paved with good intentions. The state gov. in their infinite wisdom decided it was more cost effective to give monies to small private schools to cover the rural regions rather than build public schools and have transportation. This is where your "just don't go to religious school if you don't want" idea falls apart. If you got some Hindu couple in the middle of rural Maine and can only be serviced by Christian school nearby, then they're shit out of luck. Obviously it gets worse, religious schools can choose to indoctrinate on "creationism", the evils of "communism" and virtues of the GQP, etc... gay dude here elaborates: BRB: opening Madrassa in Iowa
Alito continues to give women more choice Supreme Court temporarily allows access to abortion pill Justice Samuel Alito halted the lower court rulings that seek to limit access to mifepristone Friday, which in turn freezes the litigation being pursued by anti-abortion groups and maintains availability. The conservative justice asked for challenges to the lower court ruling to be filed by Tuesday at noon.
Supreme Court says abortion pill mifepristone will remain broadly available during legal battle https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/21/sup...in-broadly-available-during-legal-battle.html The Supreme Court has ordered that mifepristone remain broadly available as litigation plays out in a lower court. The case will now be heard in the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. The appeals court has scheduled oral arguments for Wednesday, May 17 at 1 pm CT. The national legal battle over mifepristone began with a lawsuit filed by a coalition of doctors who oppose abortion, the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. Mifepristone, used in combination with another drug, is the most common method to terminate a pregnancy in the U.S., accounting for about half of all abortions. (More at above url)