Hi. Thank you for your comment. This wasn't intended to be a discussion about all of the ways in which our right to choose could be threatened. I merely wanted to provide suggestions to people who wanted to contribute to the fight. NARAL's reason for being is to work to protect those rights, however they are being threatened, including the possibility of a constitutional amendment. Planned Parenthood also has a lobbying arm. However, the only time such an amendment got to the floor of the Senate for a vote was in 1983, the Hatch/Eagleton amendment. It fell 18 votes short of the 67 required to pass it. I haven't looked at the voting record of each current member but offhand I don't see the necessary votes in the Senate. The Republicans hold the Senate, but they hold it narrowly.
The Right to Life movement has been much more successful at chipping away at Roe v. Wade via changes in state law. If it gets overturned during Trump's administration, we'll be in a world of hurt. This is the most recent info I could find that goes state by state: http://www.nrlc.org/uploads/communications/stateofabortion2016.pdf
I could be wrong--and this could change for the worse--but I don't currently see the votes for a Constitutional amendment in the needed 38 state legislatures either. The best thing to do right now is to join NARAL or another abortion rights group, stay updated and involved.
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Re: argh!!!! (icon aimed towards Republicans.)
Date: 2016-11-20 02:40 am (UTC)The Right to Life movement has been much more successful at chipping away at Roe v. Wade via changes in state law. If it gets overturned during Trump's administration, we'll be in a world of hurt. This is the most recent info I could find that goes state by state: http://www.nrlc.org/uploads/communications/stateofabortion2016.pdf
I could be wrong--and this could change for the worse--but I don't currently see the votes for a Constitutional amendment in the needed 38 state legislatures either. The best thing to do right now is to join NARAL or another abortion rights group, stay updated and involved.