If John McCain had been elected president four years ago, the chances are very strong that Roe v. Wade would have already been overturned. How many women (or men) know that? In the last four years, two pro-choice Supreme Court Justices retired. They were replaced by two pro-choice Justices, which meant that the Court retained a 5-4 majority in favor of choice. If Romney wins the election, he will have at least four years to try to replace one of those five pro-choice Justices, and the chances are not bad that he will succeed. So, what would that mean? Here’s an article from 2008 that looked at the stakes back then. The situation wasn’t as dire in 2008 as it is now. That’s because the Republicans did incredibly well at the state level during the 2010 elections. But even in 2008, the best estimate was that 21 states would immediately ban abortion. Do your friends know about this? Would they care if they did know?
