Powers that are not clearly defined in the Constitution should be left to the states. Row v Wade was a political decision from the start. The Constitution is silent about abortion, therefore, so should the courts. It should be left to the states to decide, or if the votes are there, the legislature. Absent the legislature passing a bill, and being signed into law by the President, this issue should be left to the states.
Too many times politicians use the courts to give them cover so they dont have to make hard decisions. Or they attempt to use the courts to enact laws that they cant otherwise pass. Both sides of the political aisle do it. The republicans attempted to use the courts to get rid of the ACA when they were to afraid to take a stand before the American People. This is wrong. When the courts get things wrong, like dread v scott, future courts should correct their mistakes and reverse those courts.
There is no enumerated power in the Constitution that grants a woman the right to an abortion. If some people want there to be one, amend the Constitution.
In general I agree- and frankly at this point I am for the end of Roe. Red states have found ways to whittle down abortion protections to the point where there are already de facto abortion bans in some states.
What is interesting to me is if that the end of Roe also leaves open the possibility of new laws passed by Congress that will outlaw abortion in blue states . That might seem laughable but without constitutional protections there will be nothing stopping that from happening.
I dont think the states should have rights to your body…But they should have the right to stop people from giving you medical procedures that results in the death of another.
If the court says that abortion questions are outside of federal control, then it would require a Constitutional Amendment to end abortion nationally.
Suspect that is what the decision will be. Expect restrictions in red states.
Expect abortion to continue without restriction in blue states. They may even establish retroactive abortion/infanticide as a right so that fathers can have equal access.
Well I think they will say its out of judicial control to establish a medical decision (24 weeks viability). I don’t think they can say its out of legislative control on a federal level. I think the point they will make is that this is indeed a political question decided on a political level.
According to most of the left, claiming that abortion is a women’s rights issue is transphobic. The forced-vaccination mob has abandoned the idea that medical decisions should be strictly personal.
I do think that abortion bans in red states will lead to.a massive increase in underground home based medication abortion. Even with bans and laws against it, people will find a way to make their own decisions about their bodies. Luckily these pills are far safer than the old methods.
"Before her daughter’s birth, she spent weeks in bed. Another difficult pregnancy would be worse as she tried to care for her toddler.
Faced with that possibility, the 28-year-old Texas woman did what a growing number of people have considered: She had a friend in another state mail her the pills she needed to end her pregnancy. She took the pills, went to bed early and describes the experience as “calm” and “peaceful.”
