My condolences to the people who are shocked about Roe v. Wade being overturned. Some of you may think we are going backwards, but that isn’t true. This went exactly as was anticipated. We have a compound mode of government that allows each individual state and local government to decide on its own laws. The Supreme Court’s ruling on this basically says “This is none of our business. Let the states individually decide.” That’s a good thing.
The people who are PRO one thing can live in California and the people are who are PRO the opposite thing can live in Florida. We don’t have to have agree. It is the responsible thing to do to back off and let other states have their own laws—even if we disagree with them—the same as we respect other countries that have their own laws.
Laws at the federal level should be the exception, not the rule. If you find yourself wanting to impose legislation on people on the other side of the country, you should strongly reconsider your position. Maybe your way of life isn’t the best for everyone, regardless of your good intentions.
There are voters in other states who are pro-life which includes women in that voter base too. Therefore, consider strongly that maybe your way of life is not the best for everyone. They have a different opinion of what a human right is, and they believe it applies to children who are still in the womb, who have a right to life. It is very arrogant of us to impose our will on them. We don’t want to be fascists by accident.
Generally I think people should be allowed to make well-informed decisions—even bad decisions—on their own without the government interfering. However, there is something to be said that people collectively should have the right to build the community that they want to live in. Abortion isn’t just a medical procedure on its own; it also is tied in with personal responsibility, seeing life as sacred, etc.. We can’t fix one thing without affecting the whole system. This means our one decision to do one good thing could destroy an entire way of life unfamiliar to us.
It is really hard to thread the needle on these things, so I generally side with decentralized government and allowing the individual communities to address those complications and form their own laws over time, rather than impose it at the national level.
I do see both sides. If you are experiencing dismay over the supreme court decision, take some solace that you should focus on where you live, not places where you don’t. Take a step back and take a breath. Let the people to work it out.