OPINION: Would abortion be legal in Michigan if Roe v Wade were overturned?
Since President
A clear majority of Americans support abortion rights: Seven in 10 Americans oppose overturning Roe, according to the
Politicians sometimes frame the hypothetical reversal of the
Problem is, that's not how it would work.
If the high court overturned Roe, abortion would be illegal in
That's because
And legal precedent supports the viability of
After Roe, Sedler says, the
"He said, 'You can't convict me under Roe v Wade,' and the
The
"It seems to me that if the statute could apply within constitutional limits, if the
Just eight states have passed laws to protect a woman's right to have an abortion. The closest to
Were Roe overturned, the currently
This seems unlikely.
For what it's worth, Sedler doesn't believe the court will overturn Roe.
"It's so much a part of American culture," Sedler says. "No woman under 50 would assume that in the unfortunate event of an unwanted pregnancy that she could not have an abortion."
Further, he says, there haven't been court decisions that undermine Roe; rather, he says, the court has upheld Roe in cases like
In the absence of contradictory rulings, Sedler says, "Justices do not simply say, we're going to look at everything anew."
Sedler has a lot of faith in the court, and he's the expert.
But it feels like we're in uncharted waters, that things happen routinely now that would have been inconceivable a few short years ago.
In the rest of government, Sedler says, sure. "But it hasn't happened on the court."
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