Originally Posted by Tabris

No, it wouldn't. People trying to use it as birth control in states where it's not allowed should logically realize "Hey, if I fuck up and get pregnant, it's my fault" and be more careful to begin with. If you have one abortion in your life, great. If you have two, you need to do some thinking. Three or more, you need to re-evaluate your intelligence. Getting that many abortions quickly lowers the likelyhood of a baby surviving to term when you actually do want the kid. People taking precautions when they have sex greatly reduces the risk of getting pregnant in the first place. Or, use the morning-after pill.

It wouldn't really be a stupid situation, people would just be forced to think about what the hell they're doing. I don't care whether or not abortion is fully legalized or completely banned (sans the big 3), as long as it's left to each state.

If you're looking for a federal mandate, what about one abortion every 5 years? No one should be so irresponsible as to actually need one more often than that. Heavily red states would still be forced to tolerate it, but not nearly as much as if they were forced to support abortion on demand. Blue states would get their abortion, but would also not be able to get them on demand and would need to learn to be responsible. Sound like a worthy compromise? There could be database kept, and it could be either a national one or a state-to-state database. I haven't worked out which wuold be better. State-to-State would allow those who really want to go through the trouble to go out-of-state, whereas a national one would level the playing field completely.