[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

The problem is that the invasion of privacy required to adequately regulate abortions are ridiculous. An abortion may be accomplished, in the first few days, by a large dose of birth control pills. I have been told that there are few women who are unaware of that - and this has reduced the numbers of abortions in the US.

Your statement is tantamount to claiming that "the invasion of privacy required to adequately regulate wife-beating are ridiculous"... well, yes, if by "adequately regulate" you mean that no spousal abuse, anywhere, ever, goes unprosecuted.

In reality, probably the great majority of individual spousal abuse instances go unreported and unprosecuted, but that's no argument for making wife-beating Legal. We maintain the illegality of spousal abuse precisely so that there may be legal action taken in those cases where enough evidence of the crime is reported to allow a prosecution to occur, and the same would hold true if Abortion were made illegal by, say, Oklahoma -- probably the great majority of abortions would continue to go unreported and unprosecuted; but the State would, at least, have the authority to bring prosecution in those cases where enough evidence of the crime is reported to allow a prosecution to occur.

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

Howdy! I am compiling my GRPPL list along with a list of GOP State Primaries and dates thereof, and I don't have State of Residence information for any of y'all. (Dahlseide; Dr. Eckleburg; Jeremydmccann; getsoutalive; Clemenza; LambSlave). If you would like to be in contact with your state Ron Paul campaign chair, please post, FReepMail, or Email me (ronpaulcalvinist@sbcglobal.net) your State of Residence.

I will be posting State campaign info for each member of the GRPPL list as soon as Penny can get it for me. Residents of the following five states are particularly encouraged to get in touch with the campaign, as Ron will be developing his campaign in these States first:

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[jude24]

How would such a ban be enforced? Would the police review medical charts to ensure doctors didn't assist in abortion? How would you keep a savvy girl from taking a massive dose of progesterone? And what about the hapless, desperate girl who decides to use a coat hanger? A blanket ban must address these issues.

probably the great majority of abortions would continue to go unreported and unprosecuted; but the State would, at least, have the authority to bring prosecution in those cases where enough evidence of the crime is reported to allow a prosecution to occur

Doesn't the prospect of selective prosecution scare you? It bothers me a lot, because it invites blackmail or capricious prosecution.

I'm approaching the question from my perspective that a bad law, an unenforceable law is worse than no law at all. Morally, I'm as pro-life as anyone on this board. I just don't see how to make it work from a Constitutional Law standpoint nor from a policy standpoint.