Constitutional amendment only legitimate way to make abortion national law.

AMENDMENT PROCESS IS HOW MAJOR CHANGES MUST BE MADE 

WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE, PROHIBITION, OUTLAWING SLAVERY ARE EXAMPLES

Today the senate is attempting to make abortion a national law. Of course, we know it is a political test in this election year. Schumer knows, or at least we would hope that he knows, any such law passed by congress is unconstitutional. There is no provision in the constitution for congress to make laws concerning this matter. 

There is only one way to make abortion the law for the whole nation and that is to pass a constitutional amendment, which would need to be passed by 2/3 of the states. In the past to actually achieve the popular support for such an amendment takes a lot of time and effort. Woman suffrage took years to convince the majority of the country that it should be enacted. Slavery was enacted after the civil war. Prohibition of alcohol was outlawed and later repealed by a constitutional amendment.

The proper way to make major changes is with the consent of the american people. If after some time of experimentation by the states the people can be convinced it is the nations best interest, then a constitutional amendment would be possible.

It is the proper way, and any attempt to shortcut this process results in disunity, animosity and a general unhealthy result for the nation as a whole.