Uh, last time I checked an amendment by itself does not create laws. Congress could follow up on an amendment and make abortion a federal crime. But they’d need to pass specific laws, just as many laws, state and federal have been passed in the wake of Dred Scott, Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v Board etc.
Or they could be good federalists and leave legislation to the states. If Fred says that the amendment by itself criminalizes, he’s wrong. Passage and ratification of the amendment is very unlikely anyway, but even if it did get ratified, federal legislation following up on it is even less likely. So that’s a red herring. I’m willing to grant Fred the benefit of the doubt and say he just didn’t think it through rather than that he was being disingenous.
Or is your objection to states making abortion a state crime? A good federalist would let the states criminalize what they wish to (subject as always to judicial review)?
Look, if you are for the overturning of R v W then you are for at least the opportunity to criminalize abortion, either as a federal or a state crime.
Dionysius.... wrote: “Look, if you are for the overturning of R v W then you are for at least the opportunity to criminalize abortion, either as a federal or a state crime.”
I’m for overturning Roe v Wade and returning the issue to the states. In my own state, I would fully support laws severely restricting abortion. On the other hand, I would oppose a law that made it illegal to have an abortion in every circumstance. Exceptions for rape, incest, or where the life of the mother is threatened make sense to me, even though there is always the potential for abuse. More specifically, I would never support abortion for reasons such as mental anguish, lack of financial resources, inconvenient timing, etc. No matter what the law states, each of us will stand before God to answer for our sins. Women who kill their unborn children, even in cases of rape or incest, should keep this fact in mind as there is a higher law than man’s.