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The Democrats Abortion Dilemma
By Paul | November 12, 2009
I am keenly aware in our country that we have an enormous amount of dishonesty in the abortion-rights debate and I want to address some of them in this post while discussing the impact this conversation is having on the attempt to address the challenges in our health-care system.
People who are pro-life need to stop calling pro-choice folks pro-abortion. They are not pro-abortion, they simply believe that women should have the right to make the decision independent of the government. Everyone acknowledges that an abortion is always a heart-rending and difficult decision.
Furthermore, many of my pro-life friends are conservatives and firmly against government intrusion in our lives at all. There is no way you can gripe about the government’s involvement in your gun rights but embrace willingly its involvement in a women’s health decisions.
Remember some of these children would have been dealt with by nature, albeit tragically, 100 years ago but in 2009, a child who may or may not be viable becomes a challenge because of our terrific prenatal care. Now we have to deal with the situation.
Pro-choice folks have got to acknowledge that this is not a simple elective procedure with no more moral implication than a root canal. We can debate where and when we call it a baby but at the end of the day, from conception on you cann’t logically not define this as a human life in process.
The fanatics on both sides do us a disservice in that most of America, the vast majority, do understand the complexity of this issue and refuse to see it in black and white. Nevertheless, many of us do not want our taxes used for abortions that are elective but do want doctors to be able to address issues that involve the health of a mother.
We have a shot at health care reform and I am astounded and frightened by the lefts’ willingness to risk all by not discussing clearly legitimate concerns regarding this issue.
Don’t throw up any slippery slope nonsense, let’s agree with what we can and address the rest going forward. It is reasonable to say the procedure is in a unique category and needs to have controls but, should be available in certain situations.
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