Overturning Roe Cannot Claim the Moral High Ground

Let's suppose some politician introduced a bill which had these objectives: Single out one gender and prevent a large percentage of them from finishing high school or going to college. From that gender, select the lowest income cohort take away chances for education and at the same time assign a $200,000 bill to be paid during the first decade of their young adulthood. That is the economics of overturning Roe. 

"But, we're concerned about an issue of higher calling, murder," the Bible pounding and Rosary clutching crowds will say. This implies there is no moral issue with class. I would ask, "Is the caste system in India a moral issue? Were slavery and segregation moral issues?"

The answer to my questions might be, "Well yes, caste, slavery and segregation are moral issues. And segments of the population even today use religion to justify them. Our moral issue is more important than other moral issues. Our religious views are superior to any other religious views." 

This latter hypothetical is, I believe, at the heart of anti abortion. The moral claim against abortion is, to that cult, a higher calling than any other moral issue. In addition, those making the call about this issue are more important and more moral than any other part of society anywhere in the world. 

In 2014, about half of all abortions were for women below the federal poverty line. In 2004, about 1/3 of abortions were obtained be white women, about 2/3 were Hispanic or black women. It is as if a laser were pointed at black and Hispanic women which stopped their upward advance in society. Anti abortion zealots can claim their issue is more important. Without religion tossed in, it is not. There are no facts to justify their claim of moral superiority.  

Roe reduced teen age pregnancies by 1/3rd. It reduced teen age marriages by 1/5th. The majority of these were among black or Hispanic women. Middle class white women find abortions. Others do not. 

It is ridiculous to claim a moral victory by assigning poverty to one demographic in a society and providing opportunity for another. As a senior Professor said during my graduate school said, "Never underestimate the ability of the public to latch onto a bad idea."