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In reply to the discussion: You don't get a say... [View all]jaxexpat
(7,794 posts)irrelevant. I really don't have a "where I want to be" on any particulars of potential legislation. You're probably quite correct that "a majority of women support some restrictions on late-term abortions" and that's fine. So long as the actors have skin in the game, it should be their decision. They can settle it however they want though I expect the only satisfactory solution is that the government get out of the "abortion legislation" business altogether. I see that as the only workable solution and suspect, ultimately, when cooler heads prevail, that will be the default position.
It's always an ugly business, prenatal complication. There's not enough lipstick to even get close to masking this pig. But people will find get comfort with a detent wherein the picketers can perform legal pickets all they want and no judge or legislator will disturb a working truce. Since, to the extent that they are a progressive society, the younger generations of Americans are often the first to alter the status quo. They will grow weary in the supremacy of conservatism with its rigid celebration of the mundane. The USSC was foolish to rock this boat and they will be chastened within a decade provided the 2024 votes actually get counted and the tallies are accurately broadcast.