It was my son's birthday and we went out to dinner. Some of us do occasionally have responsibilities outside of engaging in the brilliant dialogue here on the chat.
I understand your argument even if I disagree and as I have said on here many times I would not even attempt to change your mind. For me, the time around first movement to fetal viability is when the consideration of fetal rights changes significantly. You say the rights of the fetus must be considered from inception, but what about the rights of the mother? Why does she not have the right to determine what is in the best interest of herself and the potential child she is carrying?
The fact that many of the new laws specifically do not accommodate exceptions for rape says a lot about the extremism of some of the pro-life forces and that they will not stop until they have achieved a nationwide ban on all abortions. I have no doubt that these same forces, as outlined by Clarence Thomas's contribution to the ruling, desire to impose their religious views through legislation on the topic of same sex marriage and a host of other behaviours they find sacrilegious.
To be clear, I defend the right of anyone in this country to make the choices in life that allow them to remain true to their beliefs as long as they allow others to do the same. I believe that was the clearly articulated intent of the founders and it's part of what makes us unique as a country.
Despite the stated desire of some, we are not now and have never been a Christian theocracy. Five of the six justices that make up the current conservative SCOTUS majority were nominated by a president who lost the popular vote and the 50 current republican senators represent only 43% of the US population so clearly the right has some structural advantages. Regardless, roughly 81% of the people in this country believe abortion should be available under some or all circumstances. That is a dominant majority and as Trump himself said after the ruling, this victory may have some unintended consequences in future elections. We will see over the coming few years.