40th Anniversary of Roe vs. Wade Decision Legalizing Abortion

[dead0man]

it seems as if abortion throughout most of the country is legal in name only.

cite?

[dead0man]

it seems as if abortion throughout most of the country is legal in name only.

cite?

I imagine this might be the background:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2009/06/02/no-choice-87-of-us-counti_n_210194.html

Which is a problem, although "legal in name only" is an exaggeration.

Can we assume since they used "percentage of counties without" and not "percetage of women living in counties without" the numbers are nowhere near as bad as 87%?

[dead0man]

ahhh, yes, only 35% of women live in a county without an abortion doctor. 



Now I'm not saying that isn't a problem, especially for the dozens of women every year that this damages, but it's clearly not one of the great problems of our nation.  Like the bloated govt, prosecution of victimless crimes, corruption, political apathy, excessive debt, etc.

[dead0man]

I agree with you for the most part, but I can certainly imagine a scenario where it is a legitimate problem for some women.  At least dozens a year.

But it's certainly not a problem looking for a new law to fix it, just like most problems.