regularly during the 1970s, including after the roe decision in 1973, the southern bout this. when roe was handed down in 73, though, the former president of the southern baptist convention welcomed it and explained why. he said, quote, i was about that it was only after a child was born and had a life separate from its mother that it became an individual person. it is always there for seem to me what is best for the mother and for the future should be allowed. southern path this convention. reaction to roe v. wade, we are also really heterogeneous for a long time between two political parties, there were plenty of antiabortion democrats and lots of pro-choice republicans. republican governors are at the forefront of decarbonizing abortion in states in the 1960s, including the governor of california, a man named ronald reagan. in 1967, ronald reagan signed into law the most liberal abortion rights bill in the country in california.