So the USA has federal laws protecting things such as mail and privacy and protection from unlawful searches and whatnot.

And I got to thinking. MOST abortions arent surgical anymore. Most are just pills you take and you go into a heavy period.

You can order these pills online and get them shipped anywhere.

So HOW can single states even manage to enforce anti abortion laws so long as folks have a network of friends willing to do things for their friends or even for themselves?

Im at work and dont have much time to elaborate.

But just put yourself in the shoes of Mississippi for example. How can you go about enforcing an anti abortion law without violating SEVERAL amendments? HOW can you even know when someone has an abortion? Do you have the manpower? Is the court big enough and willing to serve warrants for every period cycle in your state?

How exactly can you enforce it even if you wanted to?

  • @cfgaussian
    11•2 years ago

    Where there is a will there is a way. This goes for both sides. People who want to get abortions will find ways to get them. And people who want to prosecute and punish people who get abortions will find ways to do that too. The idea that some constitutional amendments are going to stop the Christo-fascists from invading everyone’s privacy and policing them if they have the power to do so, if they control enough of the government, the legal system and the police, is just as ridiculous as the liberal insistence that we as the left, if we ever had the same amount of power, could not implement our policies because they are “unconstitutional”. Only centrist liberal nerds care about the constitution, institutions, norms, etc. and think their enemies do as well. We are not so naive.

    • @ledward
      9•2 years ago

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    • @redtea
      8•2 years ago

      Only centrist liberal nerds care about the constitution, institutions, norms, etc. and think their enemies do as well.

      This is so important to remember.

      I wonder if education instills a respect for these things, too, as so much study is of those institutions norms, and constitutions. So the more qualifications someone gets, the harder it is for them to see that nobody outside the ‘liberal elite’ cares.

      Not to generalise every voter, but a similar thing was part of the Brexit rhetoric, too. Leavers would point out problems and Remainers would explain why the Leaver had misunderstood the EU without addressing the actual problem. Obviously not everyone with a degree is in the ‘liberal elite’, but they can give that impression by giving off centrist-liberal-nerd vibes.