Existing abortion precedents, like 1973's Roe v. Wade decision were, in Cotton's eyes, "wrongly decided as a constitutional matter," and argued that instead, these decision are ones that the "American people ought to make through their elected representatives."
Izinqumo ezikhona manje ezenziwa ngaphambilini ngokukhishwa kwezisu, njengesango-1973 secala likaRoe v. Wade, ngokombono kaCotton, "sathathwa ngokungafanele njengendaba yomthethosisekelo," futhi wathi esikhundleni salokho, lezi zinqumo yilezo "abantu baseMelika okufanele bazenze ngabameleli babo ababakhethile."