On June 24, in Dobbs v. Jackson, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that women do not have a constitutional right to abortion. The Dobbs ruling is out of step with public sentiment. National surveys conducted by NPR and CBS this week, by Fox News last week, and by
Thank you for your comment. I agree with you that restrictions in some states will lead to increased access in others. Illinois, for example, is already taking steps to open new clinics and increase staff, given that abortion bans in four neighboring states have just taken effect. As for a constitutional amendment, that would at least create more judicial stability. The Dobbs decision shows that liberal justices do believe the 14th Amendment applies to abortion, whereas conservative justices (excepting John Roberts) do not, so one might predict that as the composition of the court changes over time, so the constitutionality of abortion will change too. I think that both liberals and conservatives would agree that this kind of instability, for this particular issue, is a problem.
What are the statistics on the states that will increase access? Won't that counterbalance the side you took on restrictions. I see a one sided statistical review here on restrictions but nothing on increased access as many states will increase access like California, Oregon, New Mexico, Yew york, etc. Also there is a process for changing this but simple public sentiment is not all that is needed, it is an amendment just as was done with prohibition.
Thank you for your comment. I agree with you that restrictions in some states will lead to increased access in others. Illinois, for example, is already taking steps to open new clinics and increase staff, given that abortion bans in four neighboring states have just taken effect. As for a constitutional amendment, that would at least create more judicial stability. The Dobbs decision shows that liberal justices do believe the 14th Amendment applies to abortion, whereas conservative justices (excepting John Roberts) do not, so one might predict that as the composition of the court changes over time, so the constitutionality of abortion will change too. I think that both liberals and conservatives would agree that this kind of instability, for this particular issue, is a problem.
What are the statistics on the states that will increase access? Won't that counterbalance the side you took on restrictions. I see a one sided statistical review here on restrictions but nothing on increased access as many states will increase access like California, Oregon, New Mexico, Yew york, etc. Also there is a process for changing this but simple public sentiment is not all that is needed, it is an amendment just as was done with prohibition.