The best time to overturn Roe was in 1992. The second best time was never.

I fear it might be too late for America to peacefully settle the abortion issue.

Also: “spell ‘overturned’ properly or draw 25”

As the SCOTUS decision in Dobbs loomed, I braced myself for the worst and prepared a kind of mental bug-out bag in case the court went all the way and overturned Roe v. Wade.

Let’s be honest: outside of the very vocal minorities who are absolutely certain and uncompromising in their beliefs on the issue, abortion is a land mine most of us go out of our way to avoid. Since the fateful moment arrived around midday on Friday, I’ve been staying far away from social media and quietly gathering my thoughts on the hottest of culture-war issues. No offence, dear reader, but with emotions still high, I’m not even opening comments on this one.

These thoughts keep going back to an interesting piece Kat Rosenfield published in UnHerd when Justice Alito's draft decision was leaked. Rosenfield is avowedly pro-choice, but nevertheless felt that Roe was a deeply flawed decision that should be overturned, and the issue returned to the political arena:

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