Shawnna Bolick’s vote was the deciding factor in overturning a total abortion ban from 1864 — a ban her husband, a state Supreme Court justice, voted in favor of.
  • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    How is this a betrayal to her judge husband?

    The purpose of the courts is to interpret the laws on the books as written. The purpose of the legislature is to add, remove, or change laws on the books. Each did their job and I see no conflict between the judge husband and the legislator wife.