I think you are right that a 16 week law might have been sufficiently acceptable to enough voters to avoid a constitutional amendment. I also think a better amendment would have drawn the line at 20 weeks. But this is what happens when everyone has their eyes on a political football, rather than arriving at a sober compromise, not becaus…
I think you are right that a 16 week law might have been sufficiently acceptable to enough voters to avoid a constitutional amendment. I also think a better amendment would have drawn the line at 20 weeks. But this is what happens when everyone has their eyes on a political football, rather than arriving at a sober compromise, not because morality doesn't count, but because an enforceable law requires a substantial body of public support.
I think you are right that a 16 week law might have been sufficiently acceptable to enough voters to avoid a constitutional amendment. I also think a better amendment would have drawn the line at 20 weeks. But this is what happens when everyone has their eyes on a political football, rather than arriving at a sober compromise, not because morality doesn't count, but because an enforceable law requires a substantial body of public support.