It was decided judicially because some people did not like unfavorable political outcomes. Others did not like that there were different political outcomes in different jurisdictions. Some people also figured that if the Court settled it, it would be settled for all time. How poorly they anticipated the near non-stop wrangling -- legal and extralegal -- that followed for nearly a half-century.
Never mind the extreme politicization of the courts. Not that that began with Roe, but Roe certainly cast a long shadow.
It was decided judicially because some people did not like unfavorable political outcomes. Others did not like that there were different political outcomes in different jurisdictions. Some people also figured that if the Court settled it, it would be settled for all time. How poorly they anticipated the near non-stop wrangling -- legal and extralegal -- that followed for nearly a half-century.
Never mind the extreme politicization of the courts. Not that that began with Roe, but Roe certainly cast a long shadow.