Assuming the draft abortion opinion is the actual ruling it’s not hyperbole. We will live in a country in which an act in some states is legal and in others is considered murder. Some states will refuse to extradite people to other states. The last time such a situation occurred was the just before the Civil War.
If a doctor in one state performs an abortion for a woman from another state then that state may declare that doctor an accomplice to murder. That doctor would then have to make sure he/she doesn’t travel to a state in which abortion is illegal since he/she may be extradited to the state the woman was from. Banning abortion will result in a monumental change in the U.S.
Already politicians in various states are calling for laws to contradict Obergefell, Loving, and Griswold. The Senate minority leader has stated that should he become the majority leader then Biden will not be able to fill any Supreme Court vacancies. The political norms of the U.S. have been shattered. We have a deeply dysfunctional government and the idea that at the federal level climate change will be addressed is absurd absent major structural reforms to address problems with how representation in Congress is apportioned.
If a doctor in one state performs an abortion for a woman from another state then that state may declare that doctor an accomplice to murder. That doctor would then have to make sure he/she doesn’t travel to a state in which abortion is illegal since he/she may be extradited to the state the woman was from. Banning abortion will result in a monumental change in the U.S.
Already politicians in various states are calling for laws to contradict Obergefell, Loving, and Griswold. The Senate minority leader has stated that should he become the majority leader then Biden will not be able to fill any Supreme Court vacancies. The political norms of the U.S. have been shattered. We have a deeply dysfunctional government and the idea that at the federal level climate change will be addressed is absurd absent major structural reforms to address problems with how representation in Congress is apportioned.
Such is how I see things.