Backlash Brewing - How It Can Effect Roe vs. Wade

With the unpopularity of some of President Obama's policies and the continued concern over the economy, there may be a voter backlash brewing that will bring Republican or conservative majorities into Congress in the 2010 elections about a year from now. And if that trend continues into the 2012 election, there may be a conservative president and congress that will bring conservative justices into the Supreme Court.

This can set the stage for Roe vs. Wade being overturned sometime after 2012.

When that happens, the battle over abortion will become more intense, because the issue will no longer be decided by the Supreme Court, but by the national and state legislatures. As I point out in my article Whose Choice? , the choice about abortion will be made by the people, the voters.

I named my article "Whose Choice?" to draw attention to two things: One, abortion is NOT "pro-choice" because it takes away every choice that the unborn baby can ever make in its life. But also, the choice of whether abortion should be legal in this country or not is being made by a Supreme Court that has exceeded the authority given it by the constitution and is basing its decisions on its own precedent rather than the constitution itself. The choice of whether abortion should be legal or not should be made by the people through their legislatures if we are to follow the constitution.

It that is exactly what will happen after Roe vs. Wade is overturned.

Before President Obama was elected, I had predicted that Roe vs. Wade will be overturned, and I still feel the same way.

I am convinced that Roe vs. Wade will be overturned.

How Will the Election of Obama Affect Roe vs. Wade?

The biggest factor in the abortion battle is the prospect of Roe vs. Wade being overturned. And for that to happen, conservative justices would have to be appointed to the Supreme Court, and that will be determined by the president and the Senate. President Obama and the Democratic Senate will not appoint conservative judges. But if Obama becomes unpopular during his term, there could be a backlash against him, and that could bring conservatives into the senate in 2 years and 4 years and a conservative in the white house in 4 years. If that were to occur, such a conservative administration would be able to appoint justices that would overturn Roe vs. Wade.

Whose Choice is "Pro-choice"?

Pro-abortion advocates label their position pro-choice, but abortion is not pro-choice. Abortion robs an unborn child of every choice he or she could every make. It is also not the choice of the nation through its elected representatives. As I point out in the article Whose Choice?, it is the choice of a handful of justices on the Supreme Court who have defied the limits on their authority granted under the Constitution and have taken it upon themselves to write new law.

I believe that Roe vs. Wade will be overturned, and when it does, the abortion issue will be settled in the Congress or in the state legislatures.