necoandjeff wrote:
> Kevin Gowen wrote:
> 
>>necoandjeff wrote:
>>
>>>Declan Murphy wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Kevin Gowen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>The abortion question was a real loser for Kerry. He really
>>>>>squirmed trying to justify support for partial-birth abortion and
>>>>>opposition to parental notification.
>>>>
>>>>My only interest in sepponia's recent poll was from an outsiders
>>>>perspective (commercial trade, defence alliances etc). Now that Bush
>>>>has a second term, and his party a majority in both reps and
>>>>senate, I assume partial-birth abortions will be banned. And all
>>>>abortions too?
>>>
>>>
>>>"All abortions" can only be undone by the Supreme Court at this
>>>point,
>>
>>How? An overturning of _Roe_ would not be a ban on abortion.
> 
> 
> True. That was a poorly worded answer. There are a number of states (I don't
> know how many) with laws already on the books that would kick in
> immediately, but it would first take a reversal of Roe v. Wade for a more
> general ban on abortion to be possible.

Which laws do you mean that would kick in? At any rate, my prediction is 
that if _Roe_ were overturned, very few states, if any, would have 
abortion bans. I do think many would restrict abortions to the first 
trimester, though.

-- 
Kevin
"This is the best election night in history."--Democratic National 
Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe, Nov. 2, 2004, just before 8 p.m. EST