For those who are in favor of "abortion being left to the states" - why?

[LSLGuy]

Well-summarized. Thank you.

And now, courtesy of @Max_S we have a dedicated thread to discuss the legal authority aspect specifically. Which means, IMO, we can (ref mod instructions, must) drop that aspect here.

Abortion should be decided state-by-state because democracy is more important

Continuing the discussion from Re: Validity of positions in the topic: For those who are in favor of “abortion being left to the states” - why?: I’m putting myself out there, but I think this is what it comes down to, for me personally. I consider myself neutral on abortion. I don’t believe abortion is (or should be) murder, but I also don’t believe the right to abortion is a natural or human right. I abstained from voting on the last abortion ballot measure. Also worth noting, I am not a woma…