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I couldn't have said it better, being center right, I'm a little bit more circumspect about abortion on demand than you are, and yet, at the same time, I do believe that abortion, as a medical procedure should not be banned. I am also in agreement with the dissenting Justice on the Supreme Court who raised objections based on stare decisis. I'm concerned that this is only the beginning. I know that the prolife movement wants a national ban on abortion, that in some of the trigger states that there are already bans on IVF and certain forms of contraception. I am concerned from a legal perspective how these bans are going to impact interstate commerce, how they will affect other kinds of medical care for women - and men for that matter. I am concerned that laws relating to birthcontrol such as Griswold, and Lawrence and Oberfeld will soon follow. I have been working on this issue the bulk of my adult life. For those of us who are sympathetic to the prolife position, but know, too mandates need to be backed up with coherent policy. Oh, I could go on, but I was so heartened by your post.

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I appreciate that you were heartened by the post! I can understand the concerns—we have a right that is so bad at compromise and a left that is so bad at governance that we are now in this mess. Critical rights have been legislated from the bench, haven't been codified into law, and one party won't stop until it has control over everything. I'm really hoping cool heads can prevail.

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I like this line, also: ask “Why are people getting abortions?”

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It's a question not enough people ask in this debate.

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I certainly think about it, and get annoyed when the prolife movement does not introduce policies towards it.

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Agreed! A lot of these women are in unstable family relationships and are two paychecks from financial ruin. Providing free pre-school, pre-natal care, standard PTO for maternity leave, making trade educations more accessible, and improving housing options could go a long way to improving a lot of family situations.

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I don't completely agree with your solution (or at least, what I understand it to be), but I agree with the general principles behind them, and the attitude of solving the root problem rather than looking only at what is really more of a symptom. I just have some other principles that would cause me to propose different solutions.

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I like this line: " I hate the intellectually dishonest arguments I hear on both sides of the debate."

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And they are multitudinous. :(

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This was superb. Thank you for reasoned information amidst the hysteria.

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Always happy to help.

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