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To: koan who wrote (9572)	2/4/2017 7:36:28 PM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Recommended By TideGlider Respond to of 356585

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To: koan who wrote (9572)	2/4/2017 8:40:36 PM
From: Lane3	2 Recommendations Recommended By i-node TideGlider Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 356585

As I recall abortion was illegal in every state in the country. It was legal in some states prior to Roe. If the Supreme Court says that abortion is illegal Why would the Court do that? The Court deals with cases brought before it. It doesn't make law. All it might do would be to quit supporting its opinion in Roe that there's a privacy right to abortion by no longer overturning state limits on abortion like it did in the recent Texas case. That would leave a void for the states to fill or not fill.

To: koan who wrote (9572)	2/5/2017 1:18:27 AM
From: Heywood40	Respond to of 356585

State laws regarding Roe (From Wikipedia) Several states have enacted so-called trigger laws which would take effect in the event that Roe v. Wade is overturned, with the effect of outlawing abortions on the state level. Those states include Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Dakota and South Dakota. [132] Additionally, many states did not repeal pre-1973 statutes that criminalized abortion, and some of those statutes could again be in force if Roe were reversed. [133] Other states have passed laws to maintain the legality of abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned. Those states include California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Nevada and Washington. [132] The Mississippi Legislature has attempted to make abortion infeasible without having to overturn Roe v. Wade. The Mississippi law as of 2012 was being challenged in federal courts and was temporarily blocked. [134]