Sorry. I strongly disagree with your conclusion. If you were a woman, you would feel that you were a second class citizen in the more restrictive states. Part of the concept of federal law is that laws which affects peoples’ status, rights and liberty have to be uniform across the country. Abortion is clearly one of those things. It was an ill advised opinion. The previous balance was better where the states that were not fans of it could restrict it somewhat by limiting how far out it could be performed.

In the bad old days before the civil rights movement, southern states used to treat Black people as second class citizens based upon Supreme Court rulings from the 19th century. Separate but equal was the rule of the day. It didn’t work for them either. It also will not work for LGBTQ people. Those of us who fall into that category are legitimately apprehensive about what crazy idea the states and this Supreme Court will come up with next. You don’t like abortion? Don’t get one. But do not impose your theocratic ideology upon others.

Much of current federal law is based upon the interstate commerce clause which guarantees free commerce between the states. Not to get into the constitutional pros and cons, but use of this provision in the constitution has created a much more equal set of laws around the country. For the country to exist as a unified whole, you cannot go from one state to another and be treated differently. This is why this decision was so awful. There are many who are calling for a division of the country into red and blue zones. If it gets much worse, they may have their wish granted and that would be a disaster for all of us. Regardless of our differences the country is much stronger together than apart.