Should states have the right ban abortion?

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  • Murder is not right, under any circumstances, and abortion is murder.

    It really comes down to consequence, really. Should women have the right to shirk their responsibilities of motherhood? Sometimes, it's just time for people to have to grow up. If they weren't ready to be a responsible parent, then maybe they should have kept their legs closed. Sometimes, you have to learn a lesson the hard way.

    Yes DullBenito

  • The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution clearly allows the states to do this.

    The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution clearly states that "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people". Since there is no clause in the Constitution, I believe that the power to allow or disallow abortion falls directly onto the states.

    Yes BryanPeterson

  • Abortion should absolutely be banned in all states, because killing a baby inside the womb is the same as killing a baby outside the womb.

    Abortion should never even be an option for expectant mothers. Those unborn children don't have a voice of their own, and it's unfair to end their lives like this. The gift of life is a miracle in itself, and should be cherished. And in the case of rape victims, although they may not have "wanted" a baby, this is where adoption NEEDS to be an option.

    Yes ChasityJ

  • Abortion is really a states issue, they have every right to ban it or keep it legal.

    Something a lot of Americans don't know is the states have a lot of rights guaranteed by the constitution. Legislating abortion is one of them, one the federal government has no right to be meddling in. Different states having different rights is one thing that makes America great. If you don't like the laws of one state, you can move to the other.

    Yes RayEar

  • I support a state's right to ban abortions because abortions are nothing more than a vaguely legal form of murder.

    Currently in the U.S. legal system if an individual murders a pregnant woman they can be charged with two counts of murder, one for the mother and one for the fetus. If you can be charged with murder for the death of an unborn child than abortions should also count as murder. Therefore, states should be allowed to ban abortion as they so wish. It is preposterous to think that the federal government can call killing and unborn child murder when it allows legal abortions. The federal government should have no impact on what a state chooses to do regarding abortion as it is murder and they should have the right to criminalize the practice.

    Yes VampireShu
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  • The Supreme Court has already determined that abortion is a federally sanctioned right by the Constitution.

    States should not be allowed to ban abortions, as the right has already been determined to be provided by the US Constitution by the Supreme Court. There is no need to revisit the issue as the pressure to forbid its practice primarily comes from religious groups. Our constitution protects its citizens from any one church doctrine dictating law.

    No P3nrIin

  • This was settled in Roe v. Wade in 1973.

    It is a federal law that is in place and this trumps state law. If you ban abortions from state to state, women will just travel to the states it is legal in. What is the point? Besides, federal law says it is illegal to ban abortions in individual states.

    No MelodicNathanial69

  • Abortion is used for emergency medical precedures.

    Commonly abortion is viewed as the irresponsiblity of the women, but in many other cases abortion is needed for emergencies. An example is when the mother has a choice between her life and the baby's. I don't think it is right for the state to make that decision for her.

    No Anonymous

  • No, states should not have the right to ban abortions, because that decision should lie with the female.

    Ultimately, I think it is up to the female as to whether she wants to abort or continue with the pregnancy. In some cases, a pregnancy could result from a sexual attack, and in those cases, the female might not be willing to continue with the pregnancy. Sometimes, the life of the mother is in jeopardy, so whom do you save? That decision should be left to the mother.

    No StripperMor

  • Abortion should not be banned on a federal level, nor on a state level

    The government, whether on a federal level or on a state level, should not have the right to ban abortion. Abortion, while it should be addressed in terms of when it can be done, should be the right of each individual woman. The choice should be that of the individual, and not that of state or government.

    No TedieDelight

  • No, states should not have the right to ban abortions, because the Supreme Court has decided this matter, and that should supersede state law.

    Federal law is the law of the land, making any Federal court decision the superior decision. By allowing state law to supersede federal law, this opens the books to every single law that states would like to have, no matter how much different they are than the federal version. States could choose to have different standards for nutrition in school lunches, for example. Yet school lunches are partially federally funded, so that money could then be used to purchase popular foods, instead of nutritional ones.

    No H4ilyLeventis

  • States shouldn't interfere with a woman's body.

    This debate will go on forever, or at least until unplanned pregnancies exist. It's a very personal decision and the debate is a matter of opinion. In the US we have basic human rights and they shouldn't be messed with.

    No Ramon Griffith

  • I believe that the states should not have the right to ban abortion.

    I think that this kind of decision for law should be taken on a higher level. It is not only matter of religious beliefs but also of social benefit. Sometimes abortion could be better both for the mother to be and the unborn baby. For instance, when there is some kind of illness which can be predicted before the baby is born or if the mother is too young to take care for her child. So I believe that such an important decision whether to band abortion or not should be taken by the government or by the people themselves, running a referendum, for instance.

    No XmcRio

  • States should not have the right to ban abortion as that could jeopardize the life & safety of women.

    The States should not have the right to ban abortion. This could possibly violate the separation of church and State, as the reasoning of those wishing to ban abortion is often religious in nature. There are too many cases where a woman may be in danger of losing her life if she goes through with a pregnancy, due to various health complications. Of course, there is also a more gray area of those who became pregnant through rape or assault & may have emotional trauma by going through the pregnancy, etc. In either case, women may go to desperate measures when abortion is illegal -- using dangerous methods that may take their lives in the process. This could also cause a rise in criminal activity by opportunists using the law to perform 'back alley' abortions, which would become a tax on the criminal justice system.

    No MitP4rty

  • I do not believe that it is the government's place to decide what a woman can and cannot do with her own body.

    I do not believe that it is the government's place to decide what a woman can and cannot do with her own body. Personally, I would not get an abortion except in an extreme case but I reserve my right to decide that point for myself. I do not want my state, or country to make that decision for me by limiting my access to health care.

    No NatBIab

  • Abortion is a human right, banning it would be the same as banning the right to have sex.

    Abortion is a human right that no bible thumping maniacs should impose on. A woman should not have to travel across a country, or even across a border to access this service. It is her body, and she can do with it whatever she pleases. Mistakes happen, and if you think going through an abortion isn't punishment enough for that mistake, you need to do some research.

    No 4uncLife

  • State rights should never supersede Constitutionally granted rights.

    State rights should never supersede those granted by the Constitution. Abortion is at heart an issue of choice in terms of one's own body - not an issue of murder. So individual states should not have the right to establish their own laws regulating or forbidding a medical procedure of any kind, including the controversial practice of abortion.

    No Th4Fire

  • I do not believe states should have the right to ban abortion, it should be the choice of the mother.

    Abortion should be the choice of the mother, not the government. Many people are against abortion because of religious reasons and this is fine, but religion and the government should remain separate. These people who do not support abortions would be able to choose not to have them, while other women (who man not even be in a good situation to raise a child) could avoid the unnecessary hardship of pregnancy. I do not think that abortion is the same as murder, as an abortion done at an appropriate stage in the pregnancy does not affect a thinking and feeling human being.

    No emililuyx2
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