[Jollysid]

Originally Posted by pheaton

She withdrew. Ah well. .

Do you think she withdrew, or this was a collective decision by the White House to withdraw her?

[Jollysid]

Originally Posted by silverdevil

You make a good point but I think that abortion will eventually ease it's way into society as an acceptable practice. All things eventually do. It's only been legal for what, 30 some years? Give it another 20 and it will be commonplace. The same goes with Gay Rights. Once it's ruled to be legal for them to marry it will be a hotbutton issue for about 50 years and then drop off (if our country lasts that long).

As I understand it, Roe is in essence more of a states' rights issue than it is abortion. It basically takes the right away from states to criminalize abortion. So if it were appealed, it wouldn't mean that abortion would become illegal. In some states it would, but there would be no national ban.

Like I said though, I vaugely remember this being explained to me once. Can anyone confirm this?

[silverdevil]

Originally Posted by Jollysid

As I understand it, Roe is in essence more of a states' rights issue than it is abortion. It basically takes the right away from states to criminalize abortion. So if it were appealed, it wouldn't mean that abortion would become illegal. In some states it would, but there would be no national ban.

Like I said though, I vaugely remember this being explained to me once. Can anyone confirm this?

No, you are right. States cannot ban it now but if the SC overturns RvW then states can make laws banning it (or the federal government, too).