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Originally Posted by nomadking
The issue is whether it should be a federal matter or a state-level(ie democratic) matter.
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It would be more accurate to say the issue is whether it’s a constitutional matter. Most federal matters are settled by democratically elected representatives making legislation, or by exercise of executive power by an elected president. Federal government is just as democratic as state government.
In this case the Supreme Court rules on whether government can ban abortion, or whether that would infringe on the constitutional right not to have one’s liberty excessively infringed upon by government. Even so, it is possible, although very difficult, to alter the constitution to make it explicit on this point rather than subject to shifting legal opinion.