01-26-2017, 11:01 AM
(01-26-2017, 12:15 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: I mean, ideally I wish we lived in a world where we did not need abortions and we could prevent pregnancy long before that was necessary, but until then, I also have trouble suggesting that a zygote is its own person with rights when it lacks an identity or survival outside of the woman carrying it. A good first step is providing free or nearly free birth control to all Americans.
So this goes towards something that I had a conversation about last night, that what is going on in the political arena right now isn't even about political differences, it's about something else entirely. And because of that, we need to find some conversations based on reason to come together to fight the vitriol. This is one of those to me.
One common ground for everyone, whether they be pro-choice or pro-life, is reducing the number of abortions. No matter how some folks on the pro-life side like to paint the pro-choicers, I don't think you could find a sane person that did not want to reduce the number of abortions performed in this country. So why can't we find common ground outside of legislating the abortion procedure itself since it is such a divisive and emotional topic and look at the policies that we can use to prevent unwanted pregnancies in the first place. Yes, we all know abstinence is the only sure fire way, but it's been proven that abstinence only policies fail us. So let's be proactive, and not reactive, and work on preventing the need for the services of abortion providers.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
