Ron Paul does not believe that the Constitution authorizes a federal ban on abortion:
http://www.ronpaul2012.com/the-issues/abortion/
http://www.ronpaul.com/on-the-issues/abortion/
Ron Paul wants to turn it over to the states. As states such as California, NY, etc. WILL NEVER ban abortion and as the states that will never ban abortion also account for well over 90% of abortions in America, the pro-choice-by-state approach is just another cop-out used to appear pro-life while actually doing nothing to end abortion.
Ron Paul does not believe that the Constitution authorizes a federal ban on abortion:
http://www.ronpaul2012.com/the-issues/abortion/
http://www.ronpaul.com/on-the-issues/abortion/
Ron Paul wants to turn it over to the states. As states such as California, NY, etc. WILL NEVER ban abortion and as the states that will never ban abortion also account for well over 90% of abortions in America, the pro-choice-by-state approach is just another cop-out used to appear pro-life while actually doing nothing to end abortion.
I see the double edge sword the 10th Ammendment presents. We can pass laws and live by the values we think are important in states where we are a majority, but we can't impose them on other states where we are a minority. I think we can win the war in most states, banning abortion except for rare exceptions.
In the states where our view doesn't prevail we can pursue changing that policy on a state by state basis. We will have a better chance of succeeding in a country where states rights are respected rather than a country ruled by an imperial judiciary.