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This is a fascinating question. Obviously, authority would return to the states with some being very restrictive and some very liberal. I don't know if the actual numbers of abortions would drop significantly or not.

But hopefully federal funds would no longer be used for the practice (openly or covertly). If live births rose, maybe state social services would loosen up the restrictive adoption criteria that force so many to investigate foreign adoption.

I personally don't want to see abortion recriminalized. Knowing how irrational teenagers are, I don't think a murder-suicide (intentional or not) is better than a murder (at least in this case).

"I don't know if the actual numbers of abortions would drop significantly or not."

I don't think anyone does. The poll data (in the article) suggests that there has been virtually no change in the right to choice over the past 30 years, comparing Gallup's pre-Roe poll showing 64 per cent (for a woman's right for the decision to be between her and her doctor) and last year's poll showing that 66 per cent said that abortion should be generally legal in the first trimester.

This is a long way from being resolved at any level of government regardless of laws, restrictions or amendments. The border is not that far away anymore. Taking a trip to another state these days is no more of a problem than taking a couple of days off work.

The first hard question that needs to be answered is how many more lives will be saved if Roe is reversed? And the reverse of that is how many more lives will be lost?

The linked article should be looked at pretty closely and read in its entirety to understand the parameters of the argument and the possible consequences of any decision.

I don't know if the actual numbers of abortions would drop significantly or not.

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If it drops by only 1...that's significant to me. Not enough, but significant nonetheless. For me, this issue trumps all others, including tax-cuts. This is right up there even with the War on Terror. This is a matter of LIFE. If you don't have that, nothing else matters.

In fact, for me, this is part of the War on Terror. This terrorism has gone on now for far too long. 50 million lives too long. It's probably what made us tolerate the Islamic "nuisance" this long. WE have killed TWICE the population of Iraq...TWICE. It's time to end it. We've got capital and it's time to spend it, to quote a wise man recently.

Having worked with post-abortion women in group - many who had an abortion as teens - they said that if they had known the inner turmoil that they have experienced after having an abortion - they could never again support abortion rights.

Other older women in group told about having gone into self-destructive lifestyles after having an abortion - drugs, promiscuity, alcohol, overweight, binge eating, etc. They, too, said they do not support abortion anymore because they know from first hand the damaging results on their phyche.

Many of these women thought that if they got an abortion like their boyfriend, husband, or even parents pressed them to have - that they would have peace in their lives. But instead of drawing closer to that person(s) - the women found the people (person) either abandoned them anyway - or they were given a cold shoulder after the abortion. And then - they are the ones left to struggle with the turmoil in their soul.

The studies on women (and men) who have gone through an abortion decision show that it usually takes around 10 years for those inner struggles to be revealed - even to themselves. Once the person can no longer stand themselves for what happened - they reach out for abortion recovery groups. Many Crisis Pregnancy Centers know where those groups meet regularly and you can direct anyone seeking abortion recovery help to call them locally.

There is a lot more to this issue than meets the eye. It is not a solution for a short term problem because it will effect a person for a long time!