Reply #11: SCOTUS reversing Roe V. Wade would create a nightmare for the right wing

[Proud Liberal Dem]

At the moment, the right wing is shrewd enough to simply make abortion so difficult to obtain that it is virtually unable to access in some parts of the country without having to actually overturn Roe and/or try to ban it outright. Although I hesitate to suggest it (because of the very real (bad) effect it will have on a lot of women, especially in "Red" states), at this point, Roe has been so undermined by all these restrictions and exceptions that SCOTUS overturning Roe might almost be preferable to having to continue fighting a losing battle over restriction after restriction that ultimately has had (or will have) the same de facto effect as overturning Roe. More importantly, the resulting uproar if abortion were able to be banned completely would likely be unbearable and electorally disastrous for anti-choice politicians (and their enablers) everywhere, especially since none of them will likely be able to agree on what kind of penalties to impose, whom to impose them on, etc. and it might help create a groundswell of support for legislatively codifying freedom of choice nationally or locally. :shrug: IMHO for far too long, the anti-choicers have been able to wring "electoral juice" out of the issue by running for office pledging to make it illegal but never being forced to actually accomplish anything other than adding to the lengthening list of restrictions nor are they ever able to articulate what things will actually be like the day after. Right now, the momentum is the anti-choicers and pro-choicers are being forced into defending our increasingly shrinking gains that were made under Roe. Of course, to me, what's scariest about the right-wing push against Roe is that their efforts have now expanded to include contraception as well and if SCOTUS reverses Roe, then it potentially puts the Griswold ruling at risk as well, which is simply unthinkable.
I wonder how far out we need to get before enough people start revolting against these right wing efforts to control people's reproductive lives? As far as I'm concerned, the only regulation that government should have over abortion is ensuring that the people performing them are appropriately trained and licensed and that their facilities are appropriate (just like any other healthcare professional). Other than that, I don't personally believe that government should have any more say about what happens in regards to people's reproductive lives. I mean, why does government need to be so involved in our own personal lives THAT much???
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