This is a quick post to invite debate. I have my own opinions on Roe v. Wade. I think the majority opinion was pretty lame. I think they did a bad job of justifying their decision. However, in my opinion, they made the right decision. We do have a right to privacy, and I have never seen any proposal for outlawing abortion that would not severely violate a woman’s privacy.
But, I don’t even care if people agree with my opinion about the Roe decision. I’m not a lawyer, and I don’t play one in the blogosphere. The main reason I support Roe is that it keeps the abortion issue restricted to the Presidency and the Senate.
In my view, abortion is a poisonous debate that debases our national discourse. I think rich Wall Street Bankers use the issue cynically to attract voters from a lower socioeconomic class.
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe things will change. Right now, it doesn’t matter whether your Governor, your state senator or rep, our your federal rep is pro-choice. They will never have any effect on the Supreme Court. But if Roe is overturned every political office will have a vote on whether your state will allow abortion.
If Roe is overturned I think it will benefit the Democratic Party in most of the country. But it will be a disaster for women’s health in deep red states, and it will be an even bigger disaster for our national discourse.
Tell me why I’m wrong.
