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Abortion should be legal federally. It is not and we’re beholden to the Supreme Court. If the majority of the country wanted abortion to be illegal, we’ll be begging for states’ rights.
If you mean at the Federal level, I agree with this statement, but that appears to be a radical shift from your position in this conversation up to now. What caused this change in your stance?
Not exactly, but more right than wrong. Congress could pass a law making it legal, however there are hundreds of examples of this where rights derived from the Constitution arrive as judgments in court instead of an explicit law. Its been working pretty well up to now.
I'm not following you here. Give more context to your hypothetical. Which of these are you saying:
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I’ve always felt it should be federally legal, but much of the country doesn’t so not possible now and state laws are a protection. Congress could do things to make it legal but really it’s up to the Supreme Court and not much power there.
Throughout history implementing power to the states has been a stepping stone towards nationwide laws. We could see a time when the government decides to make abortion illegal across the country. In the event that happens, power to the states is a good thing until the majority sentiment shifts towards making it federally legal again.