Forum Overview :: Balance of Power :: Re: I wouldn't mind a Roe v Wade repeal

[quote name="Commander Tansin A. Darcos"][quote name="Vested Id"]I think women should have right to have abortion, but well-regulated (20 weeks) and I think on a community level it might be OK to outlaw it. Or not, CHANGE MY MIND.[/quote] Did you ever actually read the court's decision in <i>Roe v. Wade</i>? I have. It's about 160 pages. This is more-or-less what <i>Roe v. Wade</i> did. States must allow abortions for the first trimester - 3 months, or about 12 weeks - subject to the usual regulati9on of any medical procedure that must be performed by a doctor. States can impose restrictions in the second trimester, and can impose more restrictions in the third trimester or ban abortions altogether/outright at that point. I saw an interesting comment on <i>Law and Order</i> in which District Attorney Arthur Branch mentions how he felt <i>Roe v. Wade</i> was wrongly decided. The argument was so well done and so passionately argued (although I disagreed as it was standard Republican claptrap) that I wouldn't be surprised if it had been the actor Fred Dalton Thompson's own thoughts. [/quote]