As a child of the 1960s, I was aware of back-alley, coat-hanger abortions when many women died trying to terminate their pregnancies. We finally won a hard fought victory when Roe v. Wade became law.
But, the pro-lifers have a good point. It is definitely true that women who are pregnant are carrying fetuses, which would be destined to become children if they were allowed to be born.
So the issue is one of balance. We need a compromise since we are balancing the rights of a woman to control her body with the rights of a baby conceived to be born. There is something pretty horrific about allowing a society to murder its future children.
The Roe compromised seemed to work pretty well. But under Roe, in some areas, fetuses who clearly were babies were allowed to be killed. Abortion up until the moment of delivery is not acceptable to anyone who is properly balancing those two rights.
While the letter-writer would like abortion to be a one-issue voting decision, the vast majority of people do not and should not see it that way. There are many issues far more important. For example, allowing millions of invetted illegal immigrants into the country must be stopped, and evidently only by electing Donald Trump will that happen.
So let's get our own house in order, and then we will have the time and leisure to debate and figure out the abortion compromise. If we don't wake up soon, China will be eating our lunch. They have already feasted on breakfast.
G, YOU think the issue is one of balance. You don't seem to think others see it differently. While I'm encouraged that you state you're pro-choice, I disagree that we're balancing two people's rights. Abortion is a highly personal choice, but it's the woman's choice, not the government's, not religious zealots, and not yours.
Individuals should have the right to choose what's right for them, with no interference from the government or religious groups. They shouldn't have to factor in anyone else's beliefs. We should make counseling available for them if they want it, but not interfere.
You're demonstrating pure speculation about whether abortion is a one-issue voting decision, as you have no data to support that statement, and it's strange for you to say people should not feel it's a one-issue voting decision based on your belief that it's not. It may be for some people, and it certainly has seemed to play a large role in many lower level elections recently. For some people there can be an issue that is important enough to them to sway their vote. I voted for Reagan for one reason, I felt he had the proper read on how to deal with the Soviet Union with regard to foreign policy, so I voted for him despite the fact that I knew his economic policies were bad, and there were other negatives with him. At the time that one issue was that important to me, but I understood it may not have been that important to others, which you don't seem to understand about abortion.
In what world has China feasted on us? Their economy is in disarray, they've become a complete dictatorship, their people are ruthlessly suppressed, and meanwhile we're having the best post-pandemic economy of any affluent country, unemployment is at record lows, and our stock market is at record highs.
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I am a pro-choice Republican.
But, the pro-lifers have a good point. It is definitely true that women who are pregnant are carrying fetuses, which would be destined to become children if they were allowed to be born.
So the issue is one of balance. We need a compromise since we are balancing the rights of a woman to control her body with the rights of a baby conceived to be born. There is something pretty horrific about allowing a society to murder its future children.
The Roe compromised seemed to work pretty well. But under Roe, in some areas, fetuses who clearly were babies were allowed to be killed. Abortion up until the moment of delivery is not acceptable to anyone who is properly balancing those two rights.
While the letter-writer would like abortion to be a one-issue voting decision, the vast majority of people do not and should not see it that way. There are many issues far more important. For example, allowing millions of invetted illegal immigrants into the country must be stopped, and evidently only by electing Donald Trump will that happen.
So let's get our own house in order, and then we will have the time and leisure to debate and figure out the abortion compromise. If we don't wake up soon, China will be eating our lunch. They have already feasted on breakfast.
G, YOU think the issue is one of balance. You don't seem to think others see it differently. While I'm encouraged that you state you're pro-choice, I disagree that we're balancing two people's rights. Abortion is a highly personal choice, but it's the woman's choice, not the government's, not religious zealots, and not yours.
Individuals should have the right to choose what's right for them, with no interference from the government or religious groups. They shouldn't have to factor in anyone else's beliefs. We should make counseling available for them if they want it, but not interfere.
You're demonstrating pure speculation about whether abortion is a one-issue voting decision, as you have no data to support that statement, and it's strange for you to say people should not feel it's a one-issue voting decision based on your belief that it's not. It may be for some people, and it certainly has seemed to play a large role in many lower level elections recently. For some people there can be an issue that is important enough to them to sway their vote. I voted for Reagan for one reason, I felt he had the proper read on how to deal with the Soviet Union with regard to foreign policy, so I voted for him despite the fact that I knew his economic policies were bad, and there were other negatives with him. At the time that one issue was that important to me, but I understood it may not have been that important to others, which you don't seem to understand about abortion.
In what world has China feasted on us? Their economy is in disarray, they've become a complete dictatorship, their people are ruthlessly suppressed, and meanwhile we're having the best post-pandemic economy of any affluent country, unemployment is at record lows, and our stock market is at record highs.
Wrong !!!
Stop twisting the truth !
The supreme court did not take away any rights.
They simply said this is nit a constitutional issue, and passed the authority to the states where it belongs.
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