Abortion

The abortion issue is a good example to show why the founders allowed two senators per state. They didn't want the high population states to run rough shod over the smaller states. States like Arkansas, Iowa, Alabama and Mississippi average 5 abortions per 1,000 women of child bearing age whereas states like New York, Illinois and Florida average 18. In NY City 41% of all pregnancies end in abortions and chemical abortions account for more than half. The new ruling by the Supreme Court if approved will allow individual states to determine their own abortion rules and these rules will be determined by the people who live in those states. Its back to the old states rights argument. According to The Court the Roe decision was flawed because it did not have its roots in the constitution such as free speech in the first amendment and gun ownership in the second.