The defenders of Roe insisted that the first giant step required the second because otherwise women would not have an undistorted choice between abortion and live birth.
No matter, argue the economists: far better to have undistorted consumption choices and to fulfil the government's redistributive aims more efficiently through the income-tax system.
Judging by some of Sarkozy's recent statements, including his move to scrap a commitment to "free and undistorted competition" in the EU constitution, she may well be able to count on his support.