I couldn't have said it better, being center right, I'm a little bit more circumspect about abortion on demand than you are, and yet, at the same time, I do believe that abortion, as a medical procedure should not be banned. I am also in agreement with the dissenting Justice on the Supreme Court who raised objections based on stare decisis. I'm concerned that this is only the beginning. I know that the prolife movement wants a national ban on abortion, that in some of the trigger states that there are already bans on IVF and certain forms of contraception. I am concerned from a legal perspective how these bans are going to impact interstate commerce, how they will affect other kinds of medical care for women - and men for that matter. I am concerned that laws relating to birthcontrol such as Griswold, and Lawrence and Oberfeld will soon follow. I have been working on this issue the bulk of my adult life. For those of us who are sympathetic to the prolife position, but know, too mandates need to be backed up with coherent policy. Oh, I could go on, but I was so heartened by your post.
I couldn't have said it better, being center right, I'm a little bit more circumspect about abortion on demand than you are, and yet, at the same time, I do believe that abortion, as a medical procedure should not be banned. I am also in agreement with the dissenting Justice on the Supreme Court who raised objections based on stare decisis. I'm concerned that this is only the beginning. I know that the prolife movement wants a national ban on abortion, that in some of the trigger states that there are already bans on IVF and certain forms of contraception. I am concerned from a legal perspective how these bans are going to impact interstate commerce, how they will affect other kinds of medical care for women - and men for that matter. I am concerned that laws relating to birthcontrol such as Griswold, and Lawrence and Oberfeld will soon follow. I have been working on this issue the bulk of my adult life. For those of us who are sympathetic to the prolife position, but know, too mandates need to be backed up with coherent policy. Oh, I could go on, but I was so heartened by your post.
I like this line, also: ask “Why are people getting abortions?”
I like this line: " I hate the intellectually dishonest arguments I hear on both sides of the debate."
This was superb. Thank you for reasoned information amidst the hysteria.