Making Abortion Illegal

[philothea]

[quote name='kenrockthefirst' post='1653104' date='Sep 11 2008, 01:10 PM']Even if Roe v. Wade were overturned, doesn't that simply kick it back to the states? In other words, overturning Roe v. Wade won't end abortion in the US because it would still be available in certain states. It would have to be banned at the federal level and I only see that happening via a constitutional amendment.[/quote]
Right, overturning Roe v. Wade just makes it possible for states to regulate abortion or make it illegal.

Several states have trigger laws that will kick in if the decision is overturned -- some to pro-abortion and some anti-abortion.

[Lounge Daddy]

I really think that one more Supreme Court nominee and we'll see the decision sent right back to congress.

After that I believe that Congress would likely send it back to the states--unless Congress is completely dominated by the extreme far left that has gained overwhelming influence in the Democrat Party.

And, personally, I really hope that it is sent back to the states.

[fides quarens intellectum]

LifeNews just carried an article about the whole kicking-it-back-to-the-states:

[url="http://www.lifenews.com/nat4292.html"]New Book Focuses on Second Abortion Battle - Life After Roe v Wade Overturned[/url]

[Socrates]

[quote name='Lounge Daddy' post='1653256' date='Sep 11 2008, 03:14 PM']I really think that one more Supreme Court nominee and we'll see the decision sent right back to congress.

After that I believe that Congress would likely send it back to the states--unless Congress is completely dominated by the extreme far left that has gained overwhelming influence in the Democrat Party.

And, personally, I really hope that it is sent back to the states.[/quote]
True. While I think a Human Rights Amendment would be the ultimate goal to strive for, Roe v. Wade was just bad law, and a bad precedent, and should be overturned.
It's basically federal tyranny restricting the rightful powers of the states to make moral laws.

And realistically, I think individual states would have laws against abortion long before we could get enough of a majority in congress, etc. to ban abortion nationwide.
Maybe not the ultimate goal, but certainly better than no laws respecting the unborn's right to life anywhere.
I'm afraid an all-or-nothing approach will be fruitless at this point.

The federal government declaring unrestricted baby killing a "constitutional" right which cannot be opposed by the states is federal judicial tyranny at its worst, and must be opposed by anyone who cares about either the right to life or limited constitutional government.