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Originally Posted by trickyy
if roe v. wade is overturned, won't states have the ability to set their own laws? i don't see a lot of states reverting to the old ways (although some might). but by now the majority of people accept abortion for certain circumstances. it may not be a terrible thing to base abortion laws on legislation rather than a court case. it would probably be less divisive (and more democratic); right now one side sees the law in place only due to "judicial activism," which really pisses them off.
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Yes, theoretically the states could go off in 50 different directions on the subject if Roe v. Wade gets messed up. While it's intersting to take that line of thought forward in theory, there are som real world problems that would come from that. Let's say that Tenessee says no abortions, so little suzy drives to California and gets an abortion. She comes home and suddenly Tenessee and California legislation are at odds. The parents are livid because the Californian doctor didn't call, and suddenly we've got another civil war. I dunno, maybe I;'m just tired and that made no sense, but something this polarized could cause problems. Even though I DON'T AGREE WITH IT, the precedent of Roe v. Wade should remain in place.
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Originally Posted by trickyy
i don't follow the topic too closely, but here's a fairly informative article that i read a while ago. here's another one that caught my attention recently. |
Excelent links!!!