Reflections of Roe vs. Wade

This Sunday marks the 39th anniversary of R. V W........looking forward into the future........will it be dis-mantled totally or do you
think it will remain(say for the next 2 decades?).........since I'm a "boomer", I was curious what the younger generation believes.

It will remain as is, but the right wing will continue to unsuccessfully attempt to chip away at it.

Looking at these charts... the United States is far ahead on the rest of the world on abortion rights.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_law

Good old American Exceptionalism.

Ahh,Yes......BUT, I was really looking at the impact of this year's election cycle and the R's stance on this issue. IF an R is successfully placed in the White House and pressure is brought forward from the Right to Lifers (read HIGHLY religious faction) WHAT
might be the ramifications moving forward AFTER Nov-Jan of next year? Will R.v W. suffer in it's anniversary year of 40,41?

homeagain wrote: Ahh,Yes......BUT, I was really looking at the impact of this year's election cycle and the R's stance on this issue. IF an R is successfully placed in the White House and pressure is brought forward from the Right to Lifers (read HIGHLY religious faction) WHAT
might be the ramifications moving forward AFTER Nov-Jan of next year? Will R.v W. suffer in it's anniversary year of 40,41?

Pro-Life Atheist
http://www.godlessprolifers.org/home.html

No God—And No Abortions
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2 ... tions.html

Feminists for Life
http://www.feministsforlife.org/

Democrats For Life of America
http://www.democratsforlife.org/

Pro-life Democrats in recent elections
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democrats_ ... _elections

I love your broad brush... it's always the big bad religious right... boo!

Of those organizations above.....WHO is the most VOCAL........my perception and again it is MY perception,thru observation over the
years,it is the religious zealots. Since I am Gnostic in my basic views,perhaps I have a different sensibility than most. I am 65 years
old and believe the issue is between my doctor and myself and NO ONE else.....(unless I care to share that decision with a father,if he
is a decent and loving human being).......JMO.

My sense is that people 1 and 2 generations younger than the boomers, on average, do not want you to tell them what to do. They don't want you to tell them not to download a copywrighted song, they certainly don't care about your view of their lives and how they run them.

Though I do believe the old folks, the boomers, the one's running the country right now, have a chance a turning roe vs. wade around, but this is likely to be quickly reversed. If you think coat hanger abortions were bad in the 60s, wait till 14 year olds are googling how to do it. I think people have no concept of how many parents will walk into their little girl's bedroom to see her dead in a pool of blood on the floor with her best friend crying. It will be a bloody mess, then if abortion stays illegal, which is almost unthinkable, is the US ready for another crime wave, as all the unwanted kids that were saved by conservatives now have to be locked up because no one loved them. All the mental care needed for the 100,000s of girls who tore out their reproductive systems will be very costly, in both money and abuse of yet the next generation.

The next generation is of the mindset that they know what is best for their lives, just like the boomers, just like all generations. I personally like a world with less back alley abortions and where my wife is not beaten senseless by that baby you "saved" and then neglected. Do we really need another crime decade and a war on another segment of society? Look how good our other wars on our own people are going.

Popcorn Eater wrote: My sense is that people 1 and 2 generations younger than the boomers, on average, do not want you to tell them what to do. They don't want you to tell them not to download a copywrighted song, they certainly don't care about your view of their lives and how they run them.

Though I do believe the old folks, the boomers, the one's running the country right now, have a chance a turning roe vs. wade around, but this is likely to be quickly reversed. If you think coat hanger abortions were bad in the 60s, wait till 14 year olds are googling how to do it. It will be a bloody mess, then if abortion stays illegal, which is almost unthinkable, is the US ready for another crime wave, as all the unwanted kids that were saved by conservatives now have to be locked up because no one loved them.

The next generation is of the mindset that they know what is best for their lives, just like the boomers, just like all generations. I personally like a world with less back alley abortions and where my wife is not beaten senseless by that baby you "saved" and then neglected.

My sense is that people 1 and 2 generations younger than the boomers have no critical thinking skills. I never suggested in any way that abortions should be made illegal... did I? I was simply addressing what I felt was Homeagain's broad brushing of the religious right. The mindset of the next generation is totally lacking in the ability to be logical and their comprehension skills suck. Your comment is a prime example. And I won't even attempt to waste my time fisking your antiquated scare tactics about back alley abortions. You're the one that needs to get into this generation.

GOP, I did not even read your post, I was responding to the OP. He/She asked a question, I answered. You seem to be so against other people stating their mind, why don't you start your own blog or direct us to the one you already have, then you don't have to deal with responses. Just because someone doesn't agree with you or you don't remember back alley abortions doesn't mean it won't happen. I mean really, you don' think 100-1000's of girls would not google how to do it and proceed.....I haven't done the research, but I would not be surprised if this was going on already in smaller numbers. This is not a scare tactic, it is a reasonable assumption, worth discussion, to think when someone wants something and it becomes illegal, they seek it anyway in alternative markets is odd. This is your chance rather than insulting me...again...for you to help me understand how people did not do back alley abortions, that this was a myth and that when abortions were illegal, they simply did not happen in any significant numbers. You spout about critical thinking, what part of critical thinking says, insult everyone and never fully explain anything, because even though I agree with your political perspective 75%, you don't even notice and you sound pompass, to me anyway. I know I can be aggressive, but what's with being so damn insulting, is this what your years have taught you?

I am curious of those older folks that were around when we as a nation legalized it via our courts, what was the national perspective. Were people generally for it and if so why or against it and if so why? I know the courts decided, but public opinion and reporting of such has an influence, was it about a female's right to choose, was it to avoid what I am concerned about, what was the driver. I feel I am clear on the reasons people want to stop the process - a respect for life, a feeling that it is murder, religious grounds that it violates their doctrines, but I am not as clear on 40 years ago.

Ummm, my scare tactics, did back alley abortions not happen? like you said I am younger, I only have the tales of your generation to go by....and dirty dancing. Was this stuff just made up by a few.

Also, what is your perspective on unwanted kids not contributing as much or having a higher chance of being criminals....my understanding was that quality of parenting and care matter, to both parties.

Doesn't your high horse need some food or water or somthing?

Popcorn Eater wrote:
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I know I can be aggressive, but what's with being so damn insulting, is this what your years have taught you?

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Doesn't your high horse need some food or water or somthing?

No... we can't all just get along. If you have the patience to wade through my bull crap, then you may learn something, or at least find something that you may want to consider. Other than that. I don't care if my style puts anyone off. Remember... my prime directive is to be a mirror to hold up to Lady Jazzer. But I have a long way to go, she has a lot to teach me yet about being a expert jerk-wad.