Right. Furthermore, unlike slavery, abortion is mandated in every state by the federal government. Overturning Roe does act on abortion, very substantially.
On the other hand, candidates who are weak on an issue risk nothing by championing a Constitutional amendment. Since presidents have no official role in the amendment process, and since Congress and the states are a stumbling block, and since the process takes many years, voila! Instant credibility on the issue with no follow-up results required!
Abortion is NOT MANDATED anywhere except possibly China, and certainly not in “every state in the union.”
Some of the misinformation on this thread is just amazingly and appallingly erroneous.
Fred Thompson has shown for decades, both in word and deed, that he is solidly anti-abortion. What he’s trying to get through a lot of thick skulls now is that overturning Roe v Wade is a long shot and not the best way to abolish the evil practice. He’s trying to tell you that the issue needs to be taken back from the courts and given back to right-headed Americans. Right now we have little or no say on the issue, because the Supreme Court is not answerable to public opinion.
Red states, as well as some Blue ones, will take care of it on the local level through pressure from the people. It’s a lot easier to pass state law than to get a Supreme Court ruling overturned.
Please look up the word “mandate.”