about because of an intractable condition amongst the states that precluded them from reaching common ground on abortion...leading to a SCOTUS resolution with Roe v. Wade...which stood since 1973 and through subsequent challenges....nothing substantive has changed...women still suffer from unwanted pregnancies...there is no further evidence of "personhood" at conception...different faiths still place "Personhood" at different times in the pregnancy...not just at conception, but at "Quickening", or at "First Breath"...so, rather than have one faith determine abortion rights for everyone (including atheists), Roe v. Wade did the wise thing and allowed women a recourse...if they so chose, while adding restrictions to accommodate the views of the nation's "Majority" who favored abortion rights, but with some conditions applied...please don't tell me the Justices didn't listen to arguments in favor of abortion...with the most recent decision, IMO they should have been mindful of nation's vast majority wishes and experience before effectively overturning Roe.
btw, I've mentioned before but will again, Prof. Laurence Tribe's book "Abortion: The Clash of Absolutes"...in it, he details the numerous state laws on abortion...how they came to be, etc...and how Roe came to be...nothing has changed...we're back to square one, but an even more egregious outcome is now possible (i.e. a national ban on abortion)...all this decision did was put the nation through more turmoil.
You keep bringing up "for any reason"...that's a fair question...but I ask you...how do you ensure judicial fairness in all cases...are you suggesting "due process" trials for every abortion request...with the biological clock ticking from conception to 21 weeks?...15 weeks?...6 weeks?...the pragmatic truth is...you can't...so, the woman's word should be final. Again, this is a very understandable concern you express...I'm not at all minimizing it...so if you want to go further in that direction, I'll give you more insight into my reasoning.
Finally, for now, as regards "Late Term" abortions, if you haven't already read this article I've previously posted from the Kaiser Family Foundation, please check it out...nothing wrong with being very concerned about that, but you need to do yourself a favor and fully understand what is actually going on.
Back to you, Ned.
Link: https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/fact-sheet/abortions-later-in-pregnancy/