About abortion access

I know this is an issue in this country. But for the life of me, I can't understand why.  Most developed nations don't even consider this as a talking point.  Abortion is legal almost everywhere in the world where you might consider it a 1st world nation (and even in some developing nations!).  A woman's right to choose, while getting quality advice and health care from a doctor, makes this a human right.  

But here, we have a hodge podge approach to it, with no uniformity and courts ruling differently across the country based on "states rights"... and of course the Supreme Court (which started us down this path, with no case before it, in simply overturning Roe v Wade for "reasons") won't wade into this at all.

And so we have lots of heated arguments that just fan the flames of division with no real meaningful discussion on the topic. (aside: I find it weird that the most ardent pro-life advocates are the ones that want to leave it up to politicians to decide are the same people who talked about "death panels" when talking about general healthcare.  They really can play both sides when it benefits them)

And before us, we have two candidates who have differing views on how to solve this.  On the one side you have Kamala who believes we should live in the 21st century, and women should have a right to choose. She would like to make it a uniform, national standard. 

On the other side, you have the orange menace, who clearly has no real opinion because it doesn't affect him, personally.  But, the authors of "project 2025" have made clear that they have an opinion and HAVE ALREADY WRITTEN an executive order for Trump to sign early in his tenure in office - and the authors have gone on record as saying they know he will sign over 100 such orders that are already written, in those early days.

When Trump tells you that he wouldn't sign any legislation that outlaws abortion, he might be telling the truth.  This is NOT legislation.  This is him acting as a king in doing the bidding of a small group that fundamentally wants to shape the nation without consulting the legislature or the courts (so much for checks and balances!) 

The way they plan to do this is to essentially enforce the Comstock Act of 1873.  The act lists out obscene materials and abortion-related items, and specifically says they can not be mailed. They are saying that the shipping of items related to abortion is covered under the mail provision.  And enforcement means that no equipment used for abortion may be sent to any clinic or hospital.

Of course, they are operating with a broadsword, and some equipment used for abortion is also used for general women's health.  So... the outcome will be that women won't have access to medical devices and procedures unrelated to abortion that could be used in healthcare and/or to save their lives.  You've heard about women dying in parking lots in states where abortion is outlawed.  Get ready for it to happen everywhere and extend beyond pregnancy.

And oh, by the way, the prohibition would also include many contraceptives as well.  So unwanted pregnancies will go up.  And women who need hormonal control to treat other issues may simply be out of luck.

It seems to me that the way to avoid nonsense related to this is to simply vote for Kamala.  But what do I know?

And in return, you'll also avoid another 100 things that would be started through executive action - surely some of which will impact your life.