Abortion
Although some voters might "care deeply" about how a candidate viewsabortion "because that stance is accurately considered an importantsignifier of the candidate's sensibilities and sympathies, and of hisor her notion of sound constitutional reasoning," those views are "notespecially important" when it comes to abortion policy Washington Post columnist George Will writes in a Post opinion piece.
Accordingto Will, abortion policy is not determined by political candidates butis "almost entirely in the custody of the U.S. Supreme Court and willremain so unless or until the court" overturns Roe v. Wade --the 1973 decision that effectively barred state abortion bans. Inaddition, a "Republican president's alteration of the court's balance"might not result in the overturning of Roe, Will writes.
Will adds that "many, perhaps most, Americans ... think that overturning Roe wouldmake abortion ... illegal everywhere," but "all it actually would do isrestore abortion as a practice subject to state regulation." Therefore,if Roe were overturned, states, such as California, whoseresidents "strongly" support abortion rights likely "would adopt" lawsthat guarantee access to abortion, according to Will (Will, Washington Post, 10/28).
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