Darryl Shannon wrote:
>
> Hi, BobZ! Well, I do agree that Thomas is a second rate judge. But
> Scalia is different. Yes, he is very right wing, but he isn't second
> rate.
>
> But the question I want to ask...
>
> Does anyone really believe that the only thing that guarantees abortion
> in the US is Roe v. Wade? What would happen if RvW was overturned? In
> my opinion, RvW was not a good decision. That may or may not mean that
> abortion should or should not be legal. But given the obvious desire
> of 70% of the population that abortion should be available
> (notwithstanding that 70% of the population also calls themselves
> "against abortion"), some sort of political solution will arise.
What you would get, I think, is state laws in conservative states outlawing
abortion. This leaves a woman that has decided that she doesn't want to
continue with her pregnancy the choice of either going to a state with legal
abortions, getting a "back room" abortion, or attempting to abort the fetus
herself. The first option is difficult, time consuming and can be expensive.
The second two are dangerous.
If RvW does get struck down I'm willing to bet that the uproar will be
deafening. I'm also guessing that it would galvanize feminists like never
before. IMO it's a crisis we don't want or need.
Has anyone seen Cider House Rules (or read the book?)
Doug
