Great historic decision.
The fact that it's only polling 49% here as opposed to 60%-75% nationally is one of the cases where the white male skew of this Forum really outweighs its liberalism.
Posters here, being keyed into political debates, probably are more knowledgeable on the whole than the general public about what the decision actually is. A lot of Americans support Roe v Wade, but also support restricting abortion in ways Roe does not allow.
Bad take. First off, Roe allows for a lot (too many, imo) of exceptions. But more importantly, it's the only justification for a constitutional right to an abortion. If you overturn it because you want some exception or another, the rationale has to include that it isn't a right protected under the 14th amendment. If that goes, then you're inviting a lot of Republican legislatures to pass bans way, way, way to the right of what you deem acceptable. You can't guarantee long-term abortion rights in this country without Roe.
The thing is, is that this forum is more pro choice than the nation as a whole. Its 75% pro choice according to the current poll on this board. However this forum also understands what Roe V Wade unlike most of the nation which can't even name a SCJ. And there are plenty of pro-choice people on this forum who are skeptical of the legal origins of Roe v Wade or even outright oppose the legal argument for Roe v Wade. The 70% polls of being pro Roe v Wade are obvious bs due to the ignorance of the average American.. The nation ranges to the pro choice side a bit but not too far .
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