Regardless of which side folks are on when it comes to abortion, the recent SCOTUS decision was a good one having nothing to do with abortion. We are still a Federal Republic. The states agreed to bind together as a nation based on a constitution that included an agreed upon process for change. That constitution, along with the amendments, grant specific powers to the federal government reserving all others to the states and the people. Over the years, the federal government has usurped a lot of power from the states, largely based on the interstate-commerce clause. In some cases. laws are truly related to interstate commerce but often it is overreach. In my opinion, Roe was wrongly decided having nothing to do with abortion. It is not an enumerated right and was imputed under the guise of privacy.
To my way of thinking, the decision is headed right where it belongs, with the individual states. Some will outlaw it completely and suffer the consequences. Others with protect it as a right with the state constitution and they will suffer the consequence. Still others will regulate it at different levels and they too will suffer the consequences. That is the beauty of our system. Over time, states will slowly adjust and adapt their laws based on what the residents of that state choose.
However SCOTUS may have shot themselves in the foot here. Most are young and will hold their positions for a long time. What happens when the left controls the administration and both houses which happens every so often. What if the feds pass a law legalizing abortion nationally? Will SCOTUS have the balls to strike it down based on states rights?
Time will tell...
Thanks,
Jack