06-27-2022, 02:25 PM
(06-27-2022, 09:30 AM)pally Wrote: If one does not have autonomy over one's own body then nothing else matters. You are not a free person...your body belongs to somebody else. I keep hearing about the rights of a child but nothing about the rights of the woman. Its like she suddenly doesn't matter once she is pregnant even if that pregnancy is against her will or desire.
Abortion rates have fallen steadily since about 1983. They fall faster during Democratic presidencies, probably because the economy has been better during those times. 2 things have big impact on pregnancy rates...comprehensive school-based sex education that goes beyond abstinance and easy access to a variety of birth control methods. Keep in mind that the same right-wing that wanted Roe-v-Wade overturned is going after sex education because they believe parents should do it. Most parents do a lousy job of it. They underestimate the power of teenage hormones. They can teach morality...let educators deal with the facts. They are also going after several forms of birth control including the very effective IUD and the day-after pill. They believe that even preventing the implantation of a zygote is abortion.
As I said earlier, abortion will never ever be legislated out of existence. What they are legislated is the elimination of safe abortions for women who don't have the money or ability to travel. 78% of single mothers already live in poverty. That number will grow. The number of children in poverty will grow exponentially. Only 43% of women actually receive child support and even that is often inadequate. Women will be leaving the workforce because of too expensive or unavailable child care.
One of the nation's most prominent constitutional scholars, Laurence Tribe, had this to say about the Court's decision:
“It is a devastating blow to the implied right to privacy. And it’s a devastating blow to the idea that the Constitution was not frozen in the early 19th century. It’s no longer the Roberts Court. Its legacy is shattered and the institutional integrity of the Court is deeply undermined.”
