If the consequences of voting "the wrong way" this November seem rather nebulous, check out this article on MSNBC:
Thirty states are poised to make abortion illegal within a year if the Supreme Court reversed its 1973 ruling establishing a woman's legal right to an abortion, an advocacy group said Tuesday.
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"The building blocks are already in place to recriminalize abortion," said Nancy Northup, the center's president.
If that doesn't quite move the consequences into sharp relief, consider this: The next president will likely appoint two to four Supreme Court Justices, including the Chief Justice. If you think that a single moderate judge will see a nomination from Bush, you really are living on a different planet from the rest of us.
Currently, it is believed that five of the nine justices support abortion rights, but that balance could be tipped if President Bush, in a second term, nominates a new justice who reflects his anti-abortion views. Democratic contender John Kerry is a strong supporter of abortion rights.
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