Mark Henkel’s Reviews > Mere Natural Law: Originalism and the Anchoring Truths of the Constitution > Status Update
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Mark Henkel
is on page 270 of 336
Ch.11 Complete
After the Overruling of Roe: The Natural Law Movement
Dobbs v. Jackson
was
less fundamental for pro-lifers
&
not as devastating as pro-abortionists feared.
"On the substantive rights or wrongs of abortion,
conservative jurisprudence had nothing to say"
"value judgments" replaced obvious NL "moral truths"
so issue back to the states to set own "value judgments"
as both sides could make return to NL
— Jan 31, 2026 07:14PM
After the Overruling of Roe: The Natural Law Movement
Dobbs v. Jackson
was
less fundamental for pro-lifers
&
not as devastating as pro-abortionists feared.
"On the substantive rights or wrongs of abortion,
conservative jurisprudence had nothing to say"
"value judgments" replaced obvious NL "moral truths"
so issue back to the states to set own "value judgments"
as both sides could make return to NL
Mark Henkel
is on page 233 of 336
Monday, January 26, 2026
Ch.10 Complete
The Moral Turn in Jurisprudence
A 25-page run-down of cases and arguments
that led to the SCOTUS decision of
Roe v. Wade
and the impact to NL.
— Jan 27, 2026 07:14PM
Ch.10 Complete
The Moral Turn in Jurisprudence
A 25-page run-down of cases and arguments
that led to the SCOTUS decision of
Roe v. Wade
and the impact to NL.
Mark Henkel
is on page 207 of 336
Ch.9 Complete
Recasting Religious Freedom
J.Madison's "Memorial & Remonstrance against Religious Assessment" (1785)
"this right [of religious freedom] is in its nature an unalienable right"
The moral reasoning of the NL
Reynolds v US
"legitimate religion in America"
polygamy
to satisfy the non-religious, conservs backed off legit vs illegit
RFRA
NL in play when we test "justifications" for restricting freedoms
— Jan 24, 2026 08:43PM
Recasting Religious Freedom
J.Madison's "Memorial & Remonstrance against Religious Assessment" (1785)
"this right [of religious freedom] is in its nature an unalienable right"
The moral reasoning of the NL
Reynolds v US
"legitimate religion in America"
polygamy
to satisfy the non-religious, conservs backed off legit vs illegit
RFRA
NL in play when we test "justifications" for restricting freedoms
