For the red states

We (well, I) have had a weekend to calm down (I hope) and to see where we are at, in this restoration of 1972 in America.

The restoration is first-and-foremost a restoration of the Rule Of Law - which may be the rule of an ass, but still is a process. (Pace the boomers this is not Nehemiah Scudder; and If This Goes On getting retroHugo represents exactly why we needed Sad Puppies.) If states want The Procedure such states have The Procedure. Colorado has The Procedure. By this unruling, she has been installed as the Great Plains' Provider Of Choice. Like the state to the east of us used to be, with George Tiller, to whom I'll get.

It has been mooted on the Left that the Right cannot simply force children to birth, and do nothing for them afterward. Thus Quillette. Thoughtful thinkers in the Right actually... agree! The USG has a Foster System, and this System doesn't do much for those Fostered. Hence various charities springing up, like Child-Protective-Services. Cerno and Jake Shields are raising this flag.

And, I must disclose, mine own Church is involved (never mind this idiot). The Church, as the Communion Of [its] Saints, is (perhaps to a fault) a Right of early-modern Europe thus not on the lines of the American Right. The Church does attempt crisis-pregnancy and adoption, not just dumping kids upon The Foster System.

It should also be noted that even late-term abortion as a medical procedure deserves consideration. Blanket bans harm Suzanne. I am well aware that Suzanne has her own demons. I dislike that she went to Tiller, who did not restrain himself to cases like hers; but, she might not have had other options. I dislike more that S. starts her story with a sneer (Pro-lifers don't like complexity). Suzanne still does not deserve a horrible death, from an accident of biology. And her choice does not deserve condemnation nor - I posit - even forgiveness. (Her recent Twitter thread is another matter...)

Overall from the Right, if you do not wish your state to be like Colorado, I suggest considering those options. Tiller was a murderer but his service was provided even where it wasn't murder. Ranting on Twitter, on Disqus, on blogs saves no lives. Even Tiller saved (some) lives. What saves most lives - pace Quillette - are pro-life pregnancy centres. They just don't exist enough.

As to the Left: I suggest not supporting "Jane's Revenge".

ASSUMPTION 7/12: Molokites lie. I assumed for this post that Suzanne was telling the truth but, in real life, I admit to doubting this. In real life Suzanne has given me no reason to assume her veracity. Also: Tiller betrayed his oath.