Those who support abortion rights need to convince people to vote for their candidates

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According to the Pew Research Center, a net 61% of Americans agree with some form of legal abortion. Yet Roe was enacted by judicial fiat rather than legislative action, which is not how our democratic system is designed to work.

Its striking down Friday does not make abortion illegal per se. It just means voters in each state will decide the matter. If pro-choice activists disagree with the decision, it is because they know in many parts of the country they may lose at the ballot box. One thing to keep in mind, however, is that it was no more just for the Supreme Court to have disenfranchised pro-life citizens than it would have been for Donald Trump to have overturned the results of President Biden’s legitimate election.

Those who advocate for legal abortion must now make their case in a manner that convinces enough fellow citizens to vote for representatives who support the right. That’s how our democracy works. 

Miles D. Hill, La Quinta