Roe V. Wade Has Been Overturned

I don't ascribe to the Republican Party being terrorists at all. Just like the Democratic Party, there are representatives who are extremists who should be ignored, and there are others who are sensible and moderate.

We need to stop vilifying entire groups and hold accountable those individuals who make decisions that harm this nation. We must find a way to work together and find compromises as it used to be, because if we tear this country apart into red vs blue states, our enemies are ready to take full advantage of that opportunity. They're already preparing for conflict, and already working to divide us further, and laughing gleefully at this ruling today knowing what it will do to us.

I also condemn right here and now ANY violence in regards to this. Fight this the right way with peaceful protests, getting active in your local government, working to elect those who uphold our values, and paying attention to what's being passed. Make your voices heard, do not riot or target any person online or in-person for harm.

I agree with the Colorado Reproductive Health Equity Act which states:

The bill declares that every individual has a fundamental right to use or refuse contraception; every pregnant individual has a fundamental right to continue the pregnancy and give birth or to have an abortion; and a fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus does not have independent or derivative rights under the laws of the state.

Colorado governor signs bill affirming abortion, contraception access into law
Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun | Apr 4, 2022

Colorado, which in 1967 became the first state to loosen its abortion laws, is among the states with the fewest abortion restrictions.

You get hung up on the late term abortions because it's emotionally upsetting, but the facts show that those abortions constitute 1% of all abortions. If you're targeting stopping those, you aren't reducing the vast majority of abortions that occur. Not only that, but the majority of late-term abortions are babies who are wanted but cannot continue due to the health of the mother or the fetus, not done for "birth control" reasons. Would you really take that option away from a couple?

If you really want to reduce the abortion rate, you'd focus not on restricting abortion, but on vastly increasing access to affordable contraception. Proven by real-world data.

CU Boulder Study Finds That Better Access To Birth Control Boosts High School Graduation Rates
By Jenny Brundin, CPR News | May 8, 2021

A new study shows that when people in Colorado had access to free and low-cost birth control through a statewide program, the percentage of students who left high school before graduating decreased by 14 percent, according to a new CU Boulder-led study published in the journal Science Advances.

It also showed increased access to birth control led to lower birth and abortion rates. The study, which used U.S. Census data to track more than 170,000 women for up to seven years, suggests that better access to contraception improves women’s lives, according to author and assistant professor of sociology Amanda Stevenson.

“The magnitude of this effect at the full population level is pretty big,” she said.

Colorado abortion rates keep declining. Free IUDs and easier access to the pill are the reason.
Jennifer Brown, The Colorado Sun | Oct 21, 2019

Colorado IUD program leads to decline in teen pregnancies, abortions
AP via Coloradoan | December 2, 2017

Those IUD's mentioned above would likely be targeted by some states as an abortifacient and denied to women as a means of birth control; thus resulting in a greater chance of unwanted pregnancies and increased numbers of abortions. That's just counter-intuitive and dumb, which is why you'll see liberals claiming that it's not about reducing the abortion rate but about controlling women's choices. If you truly want to reduce the number of abortions that occur, then you base your support on actual proven data, and eliminating choice is not the answer.