[punster]

It is probably true the legal reasoning on Roe vs Wade was erroneous (privacy rights). However, I do not believe it is good public policy to make abortion unlawful.

Why?

If abortion is made unlawful, we will go back to the days of 'back alley abortionists'. This means many women will be injured and die from bungled procedures. Thus, we must make our decisions based on the total implications of the issue, instead of dogma.

[irishjuggler]

If abortion is made unlawful, we will go back to the days of 'back alley abortionists'. This means many women will be injured and die from bungled procedures. Thus, we must make our decisions based on the total implications of the issue, instead of dogma.

Guzzling the Planned Parenthood Kool-Aid, eh? Would it surprise you to learn that 1972 (the year before Roe) there were only 39 maternal abortion deaths in the entire nation? More women were dying having their tonsils removed than from "back alley abortions."