Isn't this a tentpole Republican/MAGA desire?
Why overturn Roe otherwise?
Why not implement it now when they'll control all branches of government and have a 6-3 favor in the supreme court?
Why overturn Roe otherwise?
Why not implement it now when they'll control all branches of government and have a 6-3 favor in the supreme court?
No, it's not.
> Why overturn Roe otherwise?
To let states decide how it should be handled, rather than a federal mandate. Allowing different possibilities to be tested - maybe in some states it will become completely illegal, maybe in others mothers will face pressure to terminate a pregnancy.
Why do I think that's much more probable for abortion to become illegal than for women to be pressured to terminate pregnancies?
Your comment feels so innocent, but different possibilities to be tested just ends up in women being denied abortion
> There aren't states where terminating pregnancies is forced.
I personally don't think this could ever come from a mandated level (same as outright bans), I think instead we see it in the form of social pressure: and we can already see it across the US. An estimated 65% of abortions in the US are unwanted but the mother was heavily pressured by peers, family, work, etc. You can also see this in the downstream effects: getting an abortion raises your chances of suicide by 6x and depression by 4x.
Clinics also do not screen for coersion, the same way organ donations, adoptions, loans are all screened.
Again, should abortion be illegal because of the above? No. But it does indicate it's not as innocent as making sure women are ready/able/willing to have a child.
I'm gonna trust more a study by the university of San Francisco which finds that most women don't regret having an abortion or are happy about it https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/01/416421/five-years-after-ab...
If that's the case - why are states criminalizing getting an abortion in another state?
Some states decide for all states, that's the sort of thing that has to be decided on a federal level
Why should one get to play Laboratory of Democracy with women's lives?