It is my dream and hope that Roe vs. Wade will be overturned, not only because I think abortion is wrong, but because I think, in a democracy, the decision on whether or not unrestricted abortions should be allowed is a decision the whole country should make through its elected representatives.
In order for that to happen, the makeup of the Supreme Court will have to change. And for that to happen, we need both a conservative president and a conservative senate. That may happen with the next election.
But even with a conservative president and senate, it will take time for vacancies to occur and new conservative justices to be appointed to the Supreme Court.
And if Roe vs. Wade is ever overturned, that will not end the debate but will intensify it. From that point, national abortion law will be decided by the Congress and the president, and will ultimately be determined by American voters.
Hillary Clinton is likely to be a candidate for president in 2016. If Roe vs. Wade has been overturned by then, abortion may become the hottest issue in the 2016 campaign. If that is the case, whether abortions will be allowed or not will depend on whether the voters elect a conservative president and Congress that will pass federal laws prohibiting abortion or a liberal president and Congress that will pass federal law that does what Roe vs. Wade has done - guarantee a woman the power to have an abortion.
Hillary Clinton may feel that woman's rights and abortion "rights" are her strong points. She might like the idea of abortion being the number one issue in 2016.
IF Roe vs. Wade is overturned by then.
