Nobel Hobos 2 wrote:Kombinita Socialisma Demokratio wrote:Roe v. Wade does not rule on when life begins. The beginning of the trimester is chosen arbitrarily as when the right to life of the fetus outweighs the mother's right to privacy. Planned Parenthood v. Casey introduces the concept of viability, but unwisely it didn't draw an arbitrary line so now we have states trying to set the line at 20 weeks because one fetus was prematurely delivered at that age and survived. The vast majority of fetuses would not survive, and imo that line of "viability" should be set not at the extreme case but at the developmental age that 50% (or more) of premature deliveries survive.
Roe was wrongly decided, not due to the abortion issue, but due to the 10th Amendment. Regulation of medical procedures is not a right explicitly granted to the Federal government, therefore it is reserved to the several states. A Federal measure prohibiting abortions would be no more legitimate than the one authorizing them. The medical boards of each state whould have that power.