You challenge, with a POD no earlier than 1957, is for the Supreme Court to rule against McCorvey or similar defendant in similar case, and to ascertain the repercussions therefrom.
I'd suggest someone like Reagan becoming president in 1960 and appointing conservative justices, but it's hard to say since many of the justices who were in the majority in Roe v. Wade were appointed by Nixon and Eisenhower, and one who dissented was appointed by Kennedy. You might need a POD before 1957.
Only two of Eisenhower's appointments were on the bench by 1973. The rest, including Warren, had retired. Granted, they were backers of allowing abortions.When Ike left the White House, he was asked if he'd ever made any mistakes as President. "Yes, and they are both on the Supreme Court!"I suppose if Eisenhower got the kind of justices he wanted, then abortion would not be legalized in 1973. But that throws a monkey wrench into the American political system that cannot even be imagined today. With the back alley abortionists still doing big business, the GOP might find the going just a little rougher in the last two decades of the 20th century.
When Ike left the White House, he was asked if he'd ever made any mistakes as President. "Yes, and they are both on the Supreme Court!"I suppose if Eisenhower got the kind of justices he wanted, then abortion would not be legalized in 1973. But that throws a monkey wrench into the American political system that cannot even be imagined today. With the back alley abortionists still doing big business, the GOP might find the going just a little rougher in the last two decades of the 20th century.