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Originally Posted by GenuineRisk
But we all agree contraceptives are good for preventing pregnancy in the first place, yes?
I think that part, contraceptives, is where the middle ground will be found, because both sides have their stance on it, which, at this point in our knowledge of science and spirituality, depend on a gut feeling (on both sides, really). And no one thinks it's a good position for a woman to be in, having to decide to abort. So why isn't everyone in the public sphere focusing on reducing the number of unplanned pregnancies in the first place? What do you guys think?
Thanks for giving me a discussing that went heated and then calm as opinions, feelings, etc. did actually get clarified. Dude, if you guys were in Congress, stuff might actually get done...  |
so true. the problem is that both sides see how to do that differently. nobody likes abortion. nobody. but the far right wants to paint any pro-choicer as a murderer, and the far left wants to paint the pro-lifers and loony Christians.
We stop this joke about abstinence-only sex education right off. No matter where in the country, conservative, liberal, rural, urban, it does not matter.
I would actually say that the one thing we can all agree on is that we want fewer abortions. How we get there is another matter. To me though, from looking at the history of abortion, outlawing it is not even close to the way to do that.
luckily the people on this board are by and large rational, intelligent people, so we're able to have this kind of discussion without resorting to calling names and getting so mad at each other that we refuse to talk.