But I reckon that probably about 45% of my fellow voters believe otherwise. Today, those people have the "right" to procure an abortion anywhere in the country, and do so. How can we prevent this?
Would it not make sense to return this issue to the states, where it rested for most of our history? Many states would undoubtedly vote to end abortions, returning to earlier statutes in place since colonial times. However, how advocates of this strategy intend to accomplish this is a mystery to me. "Reversing Roe vs Wade?" How exactly would this get up to the USC now?
I think rolling back the "right" to abortion on this basis on a Federal Level has very little chance of success. More likely would be a new line of reasoning that might dissolve the weak link between "the right to privacy," already decided with the abortion issue entirely.
But so far, not one candidate has laid out the strategy for achieving what everyone on our side has stated as the goal.
If Roe were overturned, the issue would return to the states. Several states have already passed provisions for that occasion which would severely limit abortions in their states. Of course, in a state such as New York or California, the state legislatures would do the opposite - they would put no restrictions on abortion. However, I do believe that the abortion rate would at least be cut in half. I also believe that a cultural change would happen in that some irresponsible people would realize that abortion is not a legitimate form of birth control.