The problem, as I see it, is that Democrats want "Abortions for everybody!" and Republicans want "No abortions for anybody!". Most Americans seem to want something in the middle, like Europe has--abortion on demand for 15 weeks, and after that only for medical reasons. Also, I think a lot of the "virulence" of the discourse is due to the sheer body horror of an unwanted pregnancy. Something unwelcome is growing in you, like a parasite or tumor, and you can't get rid of it. It can permanently damage your body and maybe kill you. I worked for a colorectal surgeon and you don't want to know the grotesque damage childbirth can do to a lady's nethers. Women who want a baby just cross their fingers and hope for the best.
You're half right. By and large, Democrats embrace the extremist pro-abortion position, which goes so far as to include actual infanticide. But not all Republicans embrace the extremist anti-abortion position. Governor Youngkin of Virginia has just said that he he will ask the legislature of his state to enact a new law that would keep abortion legal up to the 15-week point, with exceptions thereafter for incest, rape and medical necessity. That is a moderate position that tracks closely with American public opinion and I applaud him for it.
I understand that pregnancy entails certain risks; my wife had a miscarrige that stressed her out both physically and psycologically. But I think the pro-abortion side goes too far by talking about pregnancy as if it were a disease like cancer. It is, on the contrary, a natural biological process.
Sorry, I was referring to Republican elected officials, many of whom are farther right than their constituents. What I meant was most actual Americans, left and right, are nowhere as extreme as the people they elect. It's the primary system at fault. Here in Washington state, the Democrat delegates are the most passionate progressives, not the more normal ones who have things to do other than politics. That's how you get violent rapists in women's prisons--no normal person could support that, but that's what's happening here. I will never again vote Democrat and I hope more Republicans map out sane positions so I can switch parties without having to hold my nose.
Also, an unwanted pregnancy is very natural--I'm just saying it can FEEL like cancer for a scared desperate woman. Look at the history of illegal abortions--women will go to extreme lengths to rid themselves of an unwanted baby--no-one has a kitchen table or self induced abortion on a whim. That said, the idea of a third trimester abortion on demand, like the activists are calling for, is repulsive.
The problem, as I see it, is that Democrats want "Abortions for everybody!" and Republicans want "No abortions for anybody!". Most Americans seem to want something in the middle, like Europe has--abortion on demand for 15 weeks, and after that only for medical reasons. Also, I think a lot of the "virulence" of the discourse is due to the sheer body horror of an unwanted pregnancy. Something unwelcome is growing in you, like a parasite or tumor, and you can't get rid of it. It can permanently damage your body and maybe kill you. I worked for a colorectal surgeon and you don't want to know the grotesque damage childbirth can do to a lady's nethers. Women who want a baby just cross their fingers and hope for the best.
You're half right. By and large, Democrats embrace the extremist pro-abortion position, which goes so far as to include actual infanticide. But not all Republicans embrace the extremist anti-abortion position. Governor Youngkin of Virginia has just said that he he will ask the legislature of his state to enact a new law that would keep abortion legal up to the 15-week point, with exceptions thereafter for incest, rape and medical necessity. That is a moderate position that tracks closely with American public opinion and I applaud him for it.
I understand that pregnancy entails certain risks; my wife had a miscarrige that stressed her out both physically and psycologically. But I think the pro-abortion side goes too far by talking about pregnancy as if it were a disease like cancer. It is, on the contrary, a natural biological process.
Sorry, I was referring to Republican elected officials, many of whom are farther right than their constituents. What I meant was most actual Americans, left and right, are nowhere as extreme as the people they elect. It's the primary system at fault. Here in Washington state, the Democrat delegates are the most passionate progressives, not the more normal ones who have things to do other than politics. That's how you get violent rapists in women's prisons--no normal person could support that, but that's what's happening here. I will never again vote Democrat and I hope more Republicans map out sane positions so I can switch parties without having to hold my nose.
Also, an unwanted pregnancy is very natural--I'm just saying it can FEEL like cancer for a scared desperate woman. Look at the history of illegal abortions--women will go to extreme lengths to rid themselves of an unwanted baby--no-one has a kitchen table or self induced abortion on a whim. That said, the idea of a third trimester abortion on demand, like the activists are calling for, is repulsive.