The notion that state legislatures are best positioned to codify women’s choices is no different than saying states are best positioned to codify same sex intimacy or interracial marriage or whether police need to give Miranda warnings.
State legislatures (especially in GOP controlled states) tend to be bat shit crazy, as state legislators endeavor to placate their unsophisticated mob/base. The check ‘n balance has always been the judiciary, namely the United States Supreme Court.
Read Justice Breyer’s Dissenting Opinion.