06-26-2024, 01:53 AM
(06-26-2024, 01:21 AM)pally Wrote: So are you for the original protections provided In the Roe vs Wade decision? That is what the position of the Democratic Party
I've explained this before. Absolutely not. First, the idea that abortion was a constitutional right under the 14th's right to privacy was insanely tenuous. A more unkind way of putting it would be judicial activism. Secondly, making it a constitutional right meant it had absolutely no restrictions (unlike the 2nd amendment for some reason). The US was a far, far outlier in terms of abortion access, being far more permissive than any other Western style democracy. It's only real equivalent was China. A 12 week elective abortion limit would be completely in line with most of Europe.
https://www.epfweb.org/sites/default/files/2021-09/ABORT%20Atlas_EN%202021-v5.pdf
Be mad all you like, but Roe was a very radical decision on several levels. Safe, legal abortion access should be a cornerstone of a modern society. But near unfettered elective abortion is absolutely not in line with much of the Western world. You guys relied on a flawed decision for decades without codifying anything into law, blame Obama for that btw.
