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I beleive that a majority of americans are opposed to abortion but do want some forms of it.. ie the big three rape,incest,health of mother. But they phrase the question into such a way that most americans beleive that roe v wade being overturned is a complete ban on abortion which won't happen it just becomes a state issue. I think even the reddest of red states will pass abortion laws(assuming roe is overturned) on the basis of no abortions except rape, health, incest. So basically no more abortions for irresponsible people who get pregnant and want a way out.

...ie the big three rape,incest,health of mother...

The health of the mother is the "small" exception the size of the Grand Canyon. The court has interpreted health to include mental health and allows any potential discomfort to be swept under that rug.

New baby = financial strain = depression = abortion okay.

I beleive that a majority of americans are opposed to abortion but do want some forms of it.. ie the big three rape,incest,health of mother.

For rape or incidents of unprotected sex, it's now quite routine to offer the woman the morning-after pill. This really takes the impact out of this rape exception issue. College health clinics do it. My understanding is that it's not difficult for teenage girls to get such pills from their own doctors or other clinics without parental consent.

Health-of-the-mother justifications have been undermined by the partial-birth fight and the AMA's doubts about the necessity of such late-term abortions. In addition, it's pretty common knowledge the number of women who have ignored their doctor's advice to abort and gave birth to healthy children and had no health problems.

On the incest issue, I think you have stronger grounds. But then, is it reasonable to allow the entire abortion debate to revolve over the right to abort in cases of incest? Given that the very definition of incest has become so much weaker (cousins marrying, etc.) I don't see this as a key reason to make public policy.

The biggest misconception in American politics is this inviolability of Roe. It certainly was true for decades. But I think that time has come and gone. It's just that most people haven't yet recognized it.