Killarney you are right about the legal status of abortion in some states, but of course no one gets prosecuted for undergoing or doing a surgical abortion in a hospital or clinic.
I still don't believe Abbott can change this to further limit or criminalise abortions though, because he won't be 'ruling' in isolation, and it would definitely be political suicide.

Rational debate, I think I have made my thoughts on choices for pregnant women very clear many times before on this forum. I am pro-choice, but also want to decrease the numbers of abortions as much as possible by advocating safe and cheaper contraceptives .

Like Killarney, I really don't care about men's thoughts on women's choices, unless they are directly involved with the pregnant women.
The foetus is attached to the mothers body, not the fathers, so it is up to her what to do with her own body.
You, and everyone else, cannot force a woman to go through with an unwanted pregnancy, like back in the dark ages....

Suseonline - two problems with those statements.
Firstly. You say "I really don't care about men's thoughts on women's choices, unless they are directly involved with the pregnant women" and then go on to say "The foetus is attached to the mothers body, not the fathers, so it is up to her what to do with her own body." So which is it?
Secondly. While the foetus is indeed attached to the woman's body, the medical evidence is irrefutable that it is indeed a life in its own right. It then becomes a philosophical discussion as to how that life is viewed.
I know we can argue on and on and I doubt we will change each other's views. The reason I keep on, is that I feel very strongly about this, as, no doubt, do you.