To all of the fear mongerers re: Roberts. Thomas had a stay. The Supremes did a head count (Roberts' responsibility as CJ). Since there wasn't at least 4 justices willing to hear the case, the stay was lifted and the Supremes decided not to hear the case. This does NOT mean that Roberts is pro-abort. It means that there wasn't 4 votes to hear it.
Look at peyton randolph's post. We learned in November, 2000, how the SCOTUS functions in these cases. We do not know how Justice Roberts voted, but we *do* know that 4 justices were needed to intervene further.
The problem is the lower courts' decision to overthrow State law -- an excellent indictment of the entire culture of support for abortion. This one aspect of law seems to trump all other rights in the minds of too many judges (and their voice, the media).
The right of assembly, free speech, and now the right of States to limit abortion (affirmed in Roe, btw), as well as the right not to be killed are infringed by the outcome of the decision that some humans are less than human.