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I don't know why you're being downvoted. What you're saying is exactly correct. That's what this ruling affirms: it is a state issue. Abortion is not in the US Constitution and many - even left-leaning - legal scholars have said Roe v Wade was ruled incorrectly.


I downvoted it because it's hopelessly naive and incorrect. This does not return the power to the states, it gives the power to the State to prevent people from having access to reproductive healthcare. Every American just had rights stripped away.

The second that Republicans have a majority in Congress and the Presidency, they will pass a federal ban on abortion in all the states.


Not entirely sure how this phenomenon is called, but we live in times where we no longer speak the same language. On purpose. Which facet of reality are we going to emphasize? Which facet of reality are we going to deny, excising it from language itself?

"reproductive healthcare", correct.

"mothers killing their own babies in the womb", also correct.

Echoes of Babel.


Any such law would be unconstitutional?

They may want to. I’m skeptical. But it’s unconstitutional.


SCOTUS just ruled that no, laws that ban abortion aren't unconstitutional. There is already precedent and practice of the Federal government to regulate healthcare, the power to make specific crimes against children federal, or any number of various ways they could argue the Federal government has the power to ban abortion.

The members of the Court that claim to be pick and choose which material they're originalist or textualist regarding, particularly in this case. Others are just idealogues nominated and confirmed to be political tools of the Republican party. You should not have faith in them, their credibility is shot.


You really think this court will care? Their current judicial philosophy can best be summed up as “because we can”


Because this is not the end. The GOP will issue a federal abortion ban next time they control congress and the presidency.




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