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In the more advanced states (socially and economically) nothing will change as there are already laws keeping it legal. The lower income women will suffer in the red states as they do not have the funds to travel to a state that provides the procedure. I imagine there will be more deaths of pregnant mothers as they try alternate means to terminate their pregnancy.
Probably also lots of boycotts of states/cities/businesses.
I think the Women's March organizations raised $2 million.
Imagine how many women they could've helped with that money. And if each attendee (400,00-450,000), who probably spent at least $100 also donated that money ....
The amount of actual, tangible good that could have been done for teen/young moms who had their babies...
Mind blowing. Simply mind blowing.
But it's flung away on a useless march that accomplishes nothing except feeding egos and building trash heaps.
I believe that our bodies are own. Man, woman, gay, straight, abortion, drugs, suicide, whatever... It's your body, do what you want. Just don't give that power to the government or anyone else. And don't expect the people around you to pay for your choices.
The government may want a more consistent position on body autonomy for vax mandates. That's where the debate gets messy. The shots may cause infertility, miscarriages, birth defects, death, etc. The nation will probably get sicker and lose population for some years. People will need to make many hard decisions about reproduction. States and local governments may be left to find their own solutions.
For what percent of the US population? Only a tiny amount. Do the math and you'll see why abortion is a concern to only a very small percentage of American voters.
The idea that people do not include the cost associated with raising children in their laundry list of Economic
issues is ludicrous.
That's before you even get to the economic issues women alone face with regards to the impact that raising children may have on their educational or career plans.
While there seem to be many folks who are staunchly anti-abortion - no matter what the reason, I agree with other posters that RvW will not be overturned and abortions will not be completely banned. There will be limits as to terms/trimesters and potential waiting periods. Abortions on a whim will not be performed.
That would apply to 95% of all unintended pregnancies.
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Do I think anyone will suddenly become more responsible? Heck no! Yes, the number of abortions will likely drop, but that isn't a bad thing.
I know why so many on this thread have stated "women need to be more responsible in their choices" and I think that frustrates me more than anything. Maybe men will need to be more responsible as agencies start to use DNA testing to identify fathers who are abandoning the babies/children.
Here's the thing about that... Republicans in IL tried to require a father's name on the birth certificate for the child and its mother to be eligible for public assistance benefits so the state could go after the father for child support payments, but the Democrats blocked that requirement.They'd rather stiff taxpayers for child support.
The idea that people do not include the cost associated with raising children in their laundry list of Economic
issues is ludicrous.
You're not addressing the fact that only a tiny percentage of childbearing-age women seek abortion. It just simply isn't a prominent issue, as reflected in the Harris Poll I posted. Only 6% of American voters are concerned about it.
In the more advanced states (socially and economically) nothing will change as there are already laws keeping it legal. The lower income women will suffer in the red states as they do not have the funds to travel to a state that provides the procedure. I imagine there will be more deaths of pregnant mothers as they try alternate means to terminate their pregnancy.
or, the organizations that have spent untold billions suing for "pro-Roe" legislation could redeploy all that cash to provide assistance to the women.
This thread is about what may happen afterwards if Roe v Wade is overruled
So... if Roe is overturned and the regulation of abortion is returned to the states where it Constitutionally belongs, which states would ban 100% of all abortions?
Overturning Roe would return the issue to the states. Just as is true with states' gun control laws, some abortions will be restricted.
If states can regulate/restrict gun rights, and they do (even red states do), they can regulate/restrict abortion. Keeping and bearing arms is a specifically enumerated Constitutional Right. Abortion is only a "perceived" right.
It's either one or the other. Either states are allowed to regulate/restrict rights, or they're not. Can't have it both ways.
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